THE 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION POSTFORT RILEY, KAN.

Correction: In the Dec. 23 1st Infantry Division Post on page 2, the story, “Army regulation re-quires post solicitors to obtain per-mit stated that Families in on-post housing are permitted to have yard sales. While Families are permitted to do so, Picerne Military Housing, the contractor who manages on-post housing, has certain regula-tions regarding yard sales.

Private yard or garage sales in Family housing areas are limited to the first Saturday of each month. Residents should request authori-zation for a different day by con-tacting their neighborhood office. Residents are responsible for get-ting instructions from the neigh-borhood office for locations and methods of posting and removal of sale signs. The resale of home-based business items at yard sales is prohibited.

The Tricare Service Center will operate under new hours. The center will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call 785-239-7000

Financial Peace University class-es are beginning soon. Three classes are currently schedule, so options are available. Tuesday evening classes will start Jan. 10. Thursday morning classes will start Jan 12. Saturday morning classes will start Feb. 4. For more information or to sign up, call ACS at 785-239-9425.

The Geary County Fish and Game Association is collecting real Christmas tree and wreaths to be used for wildlife habitats in the area. Collection continues until 9 a.m. Jan. 14. Trees and wreaths, without decorations, can be dropped off at any time at the intersection of 14th and Jackson streets.

The Fort Riley Tax Center will open its door to customers Jan. 19 in Building 7034 at the corner of Normandy and Bullard Street to prepare 2009, 2010 and 2011 federal tax returns. The tax center will also prepare state tax returns as a courtesy when completing your federal return.

Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Walk-ins appointments are welcome, but appointments are encouraged. You can make an appointment either in person or by calling 785-239-1040. Appointments will be avail-able Monday through Friday only. Saturdays are strictly walk-in days.

A warrant officer recruiting team from the U.S. Army Re-cruiting Command will be at Fort Riley Feb. 7 to 8 to conduct briefings. Briefings will be at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in Building 8388 on Armistead Street. For more information, call Chief Warrant Officer 3 Michael A. Grinter at 502-626-0458 or michael.grinter@usarec.army.mil. More information also can be found at www.usarec.army.mil/hq/warrant.

Fort Riley residents and per-sonnel are reminded to call 911 in the event of an emergency. The Military Police number, 785-239-MPMP (6767), should only be used in non-emergency situations.

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IN BRIEF

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SAFETY HOLIDAY

As of Thursday, Jan. 5,

days have passed since the last vehicular fatality on Fort Riley. With 95 more, the post will celebrate with a safety holiday to take place at each unit’s discretion.

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By Mike HeronemusJUNCTION CITY DAILY UNION

It was the first (of 2012) for Geary Community Hospital, but the third for Spc. Michael and Sar-ah Beasley – a baby. A 2012 New Year’s baby, to be exact.

Braylon Allen Beasley was born Jan. 2 at the Martha K. Hoover Women’s Health Center in Junc-tion City. He was a hefty deliv-ery, weighing in at 9 pounds and stretching to 21 inches.

Daddy was holding Braylon when hospital officials arrived at about 10:15 a.m. Jan. 2 to pres-ent the Family with a basket full

of baby necessities and a couple of stuffed animals donated by the hospital in recognition of having the first baby born at the hospital in the new year.

The couple, who lives at Fort Riley, has two other children: Kae-lyn, 4, and Haylee, 2, but Braylon is their first child since Michael joined the Army.

He said the couple hadn’t really decided on a name for their future son when they moved to Fort Ri-ley, but they eventually decided on Braylon because, Michael said, he had never heard of anyone named Braylon, and he wanted a unique name for their son.

The tank mechanic, who is as-signed to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st In-fantry Division, returned from deployment to Iraq in November. The Family had been at Fort Riley only about three months before he deployed.

The couple met in high school after Sarah moved from her home in Maryville, Tenn., to Richmond, Va., where Michael was attending high school.

Braylon’s grandparents are Terri and Mark Watson of Maryville, Tenn., and Fred and Trina Beasley of Richmond.

Soldiers welcome new year with newborns

TOP LEFT: Spc. Michael Beasley, 1st Bn., 18th Inf. Regt., leans in for a photo while wife, Sarah, holds their new son, Braylon, born Jan. 2 at Geary Community Hospital in Junction City. Bray-lon was the first baby born at the hospital in the new year. Sharing the moment with the parents are Certified Nurse Midwife Terrah Stroda, left, who delivered Braylon, and Deb Jacobsen, right, the attending registered nurse. Mike Heronemus | DAILY UNION

BOTTOM LEFT: Denia Marshall, left, and Staff Sgt. Lenny Marshall, 287th MP Co., 97th MP Bn., 89th MP Bde., right, welcome their son Kejriyon Leeontae Marshall, center, at 3:58 a.m. Jan. 1 at IACH. IACH’s first baby of the year weighed in at six pounds, 12 ounces and is 19 inches long. COURTESY PHOTO

BOTTOM RIGHT: Kaarin Lund, left, and her husband, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christopher Lund, 2nd GSAB, 1st Avn. Regt., CAB, right, hold their daughter, Emelia Grace Lund, who was born at IACH at 3:34 p.m. Jan. 1. IACH’s first baby girl of the year weighed six pounds, 10 ounces and is 18.5 inches long. COURTESY OF EMILY MAHAN-RIGGS

New year, new life

By Pamela Redford1ST INF. DIV. POST

Although Fort Riley has already seen some snow, there are still plenty of op-portunities to winterize your vehicle to give you more confidence behind the wheel, according to Dawn Douglas, safety and occupation health specialist, Garrison Safety Office.

Under severe winter weather condi-tions, Douglas said the first question that drivers should ask themselves is, “Do I really have to be driving right now?”

“We want vehicles off the road if the weather is really bad,” Douglas said, adding if it is possible to wait or consolidate trips to reduce time on the road, drivers should seriously consider holding off.

If it is absolutely necessary to drive out in winter weather, planning ahead to allow extra time is crucial, Douglas said. A 15-minute trip is going to take at least 30 minutes, so drivers should give themselves at least another 15 min-utes of cushion time for unexpected driving conditions or traffic, she said.

“We want to make sure that people are giving themselves enough time be-cause the biggest cause of accidents is driver and discipline; they’re driving too fast for the road conditions – and nor-mally they’re driving too fast because they’re running late,” she said. “They didn’t give themselves enough time to get to their destination with weather considerations; now they’re late; now they’re speeding and now they’re caus-ing accidents. “

And just because drivers aren’t speeding doesn’t mean they are safe. Going at least five miles slower than the posted speed limit may not be enough, Douglas pointed out; so you might ac-tually need to drive slower than that, she said.

Fort Riley accomplished 387 days without a privately owned vehicle fa-tality – but that all changed Dec. 20 when a 25-year-old Soldier was killed in his POV on the way back to post. Douglas said even though he’d done a travel risk planning system assessment,

Winter driving requires caution

Lt. Col. Christo-pher Kidd, com-

mander, 2nd Bn., 34th Armor Regt.,

left, and Com-mand Sgt. Maj. John McDwyer, command ser-

geant major, 2nd Bn., 34th Armor

Regt., case their unit’s colors in a

transfer of author-ity ceremony Dec.

23 with the 3rd Sqdn., 71st Cav.

Regt., at FOB Sarkari Karez. in Kandahar Prov-

ince, Afghanistan.

Sgt. Melissa Stewart TF SPARTAN

Sgt. Melissa Stewart | TF SPARTAN

Lt. Col. Mike Katona, commander, 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt., left, and Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Cook, command sergeant major, 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt., right, case the unit guidon at a trans-fer of authority ceremony Jan. 3 at FOB Pasab in Kandahar Prov-ince, Afghanistan. By casing the unit colors, they have officially transferred authority to Soldiers in 5th Bn., 20th Inf. Regt., and ended the unit’s deployment.

By Sgt. Melissa StewartTF SPARTAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Af-ghanistan – Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, passed responsibil-ity of Forward Operating Base Sarkari Karez and the surrounding battle space to the Soldiers of the 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment Dec. 23.

In a transfer of authority ceremony, the departing unit forms up behind the guidon or unit colors. In the cer-

emony, the outgoing unit cases its col-ors, symbolizing the end of their time in Afghanistan.

Commander Lt. Col. Christopher J. Kidd and Command Sgt. Maj. John McDwyer, 2nd Bn., 34th Armor Regt., cased their unit’s colors dur-ing the ceremony. After the 2nd Bn., 34th Armor Regt.’s colors were cased, the 3rd Sqdn., 71st Cav. Regt., 10th Mountain Division, 3rd Brigade Com-bat Team officially assumed command of Sarkari Karez in Kandahar Province.

‘Dreadnaughts’ hand over authority of Sarkari Karez

By Sgt. Melissa StewartTF SPARTAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Af-ghanistan – “Sykes’ Regulars” Sol-diers with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, assumed com-mand of one of the most kinetic areas in Afghanistan Jan. 3 from the 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st In-fantry Division, at Forward Operat-ing Base Pasab in Kandahar Province.

The “Pale Riders” fell under Combined Task Force Spartan,

which is currently deployed to the birthplace of the Taliban in southern Afghanistan. For the past 10 months, Soldiers with the 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt. have adapted their fighting techniques to fit the mission in Zha-ray District, Afghanistan, through multiple air assaults, dismounted combat operations and a partnership with Afghan National Army Soldiers.

“What was originally a heavy (cavalry) squadron, adapted, over-came and transformed into a light,

‘Pale Riders’ transfer control of Pasab to ‘Sykes’ Regulars’

See WINTER DRIVING, page 7

See SARKARI KAREZ, page 8 See PASAB, page 8

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By Pamela Redford1ST INF. DIV. POST

When it comes to clearing roads of snow and ice during extreme winter weather condi-tions, Burton Shepherd, roads and grounds supervisor for Fort Riley’s Directorate of Public Works for the past 31 years, has the process of handling more than 440 lane miles of roads, parking lots, range roads and the airfield down to a science.

Shepherd works in one of 21 difference agencies involved in providing critical services to Fort Riley during a “Snowburst” operation – the process of coor-dinating all activities conducted on the installation related to re-action and recovery before, dur-ing and after a storm.

Depending on which one of

the four levels of Snowburst the garrison commander activates – one representing minimal impact and four implying es-sential services only – DPW will act based on information in the road condition report from the Fort Riley Operations Center, Shepherd said.

“It all depends on mother nature, how severe the storm is, how bad the roads are and how much snow we think will come,” Shepherd said. “That affects the size (of the) crew we bring out.”

Using about 1,000 tons of sand and salt mixture per major Snowburst event, as many as 33 drivers and operators bring out seven to 12 plow trucks, up to four scoop loaders and six road graders during two 16.5-hour shifts until Fort Riley’s roads are green again.

“The faster we arrive, the faster we get on the roads. If we get out there fast enough, before the traffic, we try to have the roads open by approximately 3 or 4 a.m. for incoming traffic,” Shepherd said.

DPW also works with the FROC to activate contrac-tor clean up at child develop-ment centers, Child, Youth and School Services, the Water Treatment Plant facilities and the Medical and Dental Activity facilities. Picerne Military Hous-ing is responsible for clearing all Family housing areas of snow and ice.

Shepherd said given a minor snowfall, like the precipitation Fort Riley had the week before Christmas, DPW can be pretty well squared away within a cou-ple days. With a four- to 6-inch

snowfall, however, they will need more equipment and man-power, and it will usually take a full five business days to recover.

With a major Snowburst of 10 inches or more, all available assets will be used, and DPW will help to clear additional areas on post, like the motor pools. That would take longer than a week to fully recoup from,

Shepherd said, recalling it’s been a few years since Fort Riley has experienced a level four.

But when the weather report looks “gnarly,” Shepherd said he sometimes has to put in more than the normal day shift.

“When it gets real bad, I come in and camp in the office,” Shepherd said. Being able to get on the phone early so employees

who live off post have enough time to safely commute to Fort Riley is a good reason for sacri-ficing the comforts of home, he said.

“You’ve got to think about those people. They’ve got to travel through the road condi-tions, and that’s what takes time. Safety – that’s the most impor-tant part,” Shepherd said.

DPW employee has ‘Snowburst’ down to exact science

On Dec. 20, 2011, Spc. Justin Bailey, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, was tried at a General Court-Martial and was found guilty of one specification of knowingly possessing child pornography and one specification of knowingly possessing child erotica. The military judge sentenced Bailey to be confined for 13 months and to be discharged from the service with a bad-conduct discharge.

On Dec. 21, 2011, Spc. David Gillum, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry

Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div., was tried at a General Court-Martial and was found guilty of one specification of absent without leave, two specifications of willfully disobeying a lawful command from his superior commissioned officer, one specification of failing to obey a lawful general regulation by failing to register his privately owned weapon, one specification of failing to obey a lawful general regulation by wrongfully transporting a loaded privately owned firearm in his vehicle, one specification of failing to obey a lawful general regulation by wrongfully possessing

and using K2, one specification of failing to obey a lawful general regulation by wrongfully driving a privately owned vehicle, one specification of driving drunk, one specification of unlawfully striking a person on the torso with a closed hand, one specification of transporting in a vehicle upon a highway or street an open alcoholic beverage, and two specifications of unlawfully carrying on or about his person a concealed weapon, to wit: a handgun. The military judge sentenced Gillum to be confined for 15 months and to be discharged from the service with a bad-conduct Discharge.

CRIME REPORT RECENT RESULTS OF COURTS-MARTIAL AT FORT RILEY

TRAFFIC REPORT

CLOSURES

Estes Access Control Point is closed for about 12 to 18 months for major construction. Traffic will be re-routed to Four Corners on Vinton School Road. Rifle Range Access Control Point is open from 5 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday,

to facilitate Estes ACP closure.

ACP HOURS OF OPERATION

The Directorate of Emergency Services would like to bring attention to the available access control points for normal and federal holiday hours.Four Corners/Ogden/

Trooper/Henry: 24/7Rifle Range: 5 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 to 8 p.m., Monday to Friday, closed on federal holidaysEstes: Closed12th Street: 5 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to FridayGrant: 5 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, closed Sundays and on federal holidays.

ROAD STATUS

Green | No safety threat to the public due to weather conditionsAmber | Difficult to hazardous road conditions. Roads are icy or snow packed, but clearing operations are making roads passableRed | Most intersections present difficult or no stopping conditions. Weather forecast calls for continued precipitation with below freezing temperatures. Clearing operations have not kept priority number one roads passable. Road Closed | Restriction of all vehicle traffic

Spot icing/snow dustingLight spot sanding

Light icing/packed snowFocus on bridges

Icing/snow up to 2”Plow and grader call-up

Sustained icing/snow above 2”All available assets

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SNOWBURST LEVEL ACTIONS

By Dena O’Dell1ST INF. DIV. POST

Fort Riley’s Antiterror-ism Office is gearing up for its second quarter theme, “Suspicious Activity Report-ing,” which reminds Soldiers, Families and Department of the Army civilians to report suspicious activity to thwart potential terrorist attacks.

“The main purpose is to focus all the efforts with our civilian workforce, Fam-ily members and our military members into a heightened awareness and vigilance to prevent and protect the Fort Riley community and all our critical resources from any acts of terrorism – whether it be international or more of a domestic home-grown extremist,” said Chris Hallen-beck, Fort Riley AT specialist.

Suspicious activity on post can include, but is not limited to: People drawing or measur-ing buildings; strangers asking questions about security or building security procedures; briefcases, backpacks, suit-cases or packages left behind; cars or trucks left in “No Parking” zones; intruders in secured areas where they are not supposed to be; a person wearing clothes that are too big or too hot for the weather; people asking questions about sensitive information; or someone purchasing supplies or equipment that can be used to make bombs or weapons, as well as someone purchasing uniforms without having the proper credentials.

The eight signs of terror-ism can include:

• Surveillance – Someone recording or monitoring ac-tivities, which may include the use of cameras, note tak-ing, drawing diagrams, an-notating on maps or using binoculars or other vision-enhancing devices.

• Elicitation – People or organizations attempting to gain information about mili-tary operations, capabilities or people, which can be made through mail, email, tele-phone or in person.

• Tests of security – Any attempts to measure reaction times to security breaches, at-tempts to penetrate physical security barriers or monitor procedures in order to assess strengths and weaknesses.

• Funding – Suspicious transactions involving large cash payments, deposits or withdraws, which are com-mon signs of terrorist fund-ing. Collections for dona-tions, solicitation for money and criminal activity also are warning signs.

• Supplies – Purchasing or stealing explosives, weapons or ammunition, which also can include acquiring mili-tary uniforms, decals, flight manuals, passes, badges or the equipment to manufacture such items and any controlled items.

• Impersonation – People who don’t seem to belong in the workplace, neighbor-hood, business establishment or anywhere else. This also can include suspicious border

crossing, impersonation of law enforcement officers, mil-itary personnel or company employees.

• Rehearsal – Putting peo-ple in a position and moving them around according to their plan without actually committing the terrorist act. An element of this activity also could include mapping out routes and determining the timing of traffic lights and flows.

• Deployment – People and supplies getting into posi-tion to commit the act. At this step, this is the last chance for anyone who sees this type of activity to alert authorities be-fore the terrorist act occurs.

Along with pre-existing ways to report suspicious ac-tivity – by calling the AT of-fice at 785-239-6303/6044 or 1-800-CALL-SPY; Fort Riley Police Department at 785-239-MPMP (6767); or by email at rile.iwatch@conus.army.mil – anyone who sees something out of the ordinary on post also can now use a mobile device to scan a QR code located on any iWATCH flyer to instantly access the suspicious activity report on the iWATCH page.

Those reporting suspicious activity should report when the activity occurred; what the type of activity was; where it occurred; what was seen; how many people were involved; how many vehicles were in-volved; and, if pictures were taken of the suspicious activ-ity, they should be provided to the reporting agency as well.

Riley AT office reminds post to report suspicious activity

By Sgt. 1st Class Jeff TrothCAB PUBLIC AFFAIRS

A new helicopter is coming to the block. The 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, is the first unit in the Army to have its entire fleet of AH-64 Apache Longbow heli-copters replaced with the com-prehensively upgraded Apache Block III, beginning in Febru-ary.

“There are new components to the aircraft. There is a new head tracker, a new helmet and new flight pages,” said Lt. Col. Edward Vedder, commander, 1st ARB, 1st Avn. Regt. “It takes some getting used to.”

The Apache Block III incor-porates 26 new technologies de-signed to enhance the aircraft’s capabilities. It has received an updated communication sys-tem, engine, transmission and drive shaft. The rotor blades also have been reworked to make them more efficient and produce more lift.

“It doesn’t take additional skills to fly it, but the aircraft is significantly different,” Vedder said.

Because of these differ-ences, pilots with the 1st ARB, 1st Avn. Regt., are going back to school and receiving three weeks of training at Boeing’s fa-cility in Mesa, Ariz., where the aircraft is manufactured. The

pilots get 28 hours of academ-ics, 24 hours in the new simula-tor and eight and a half hours flying time in the Block III he-licopter. Maintenance test pilots get an additional 22 hours of academics and three additional hours in the aircraft.

“The training is packed into a busy three-week schedule,” said Shawn Hopan, training lead, Boeing Apache program manager’s office. “We only train currently qualified Apache pi-lots.”

Even for the experienced pi-lots like Vedder, who has flown Apaches since 1995, the new Block III took some getting used to, he said.

“A Block II, it has a certain level of power when you pick it up. This is totally different,” said Vedder, who has flown in all three predecessors – the AH-64A and the AH-64D Long-bow – Block I and block II – to the Block III. “When you pick this aircraft up, you are going to immediately feel the power difference, and when you go into forward flight, it wants to go about 150 MPH. It has a lot of power, and by far, the most powerful and most impressive of them all.”

While at the Mesa facil-ity, the pilots not only became qualified on the new Apache, but also got to meet the Boeing people who designed and are building the aircraft.

“It is an excellent opportu-

nity to come out here and learn and see everything; get to see the other side where the aircraft came from,” said Chief Warrant Officer 2 Shawn Witt. “You get to see the people behind the scenes, who put in a lot of time and energy, so that we can have this piece of equipment in order to do our job.”

The new Apache has a cou-ple added features which will allow Witt and other Apache pilots to do their job in inclem-ent weather. The helicopters now have the capability to fly in weather conditions that pre-viously would have grounded them.

“In the past, if we had to get somewhere, we had to wait for the weather to clear. Now we have capability, much like the (UH-60) Black Hawks and (CH-47) Chinooks, to launch aircraft and fly in the clouds,” Vedder said. “The Block III has an instrument package that rivals a 747. It is fantastic and very intuitive to fly.”

But the new Apache has the ability to do something the 747 cannot.

“The Block III is able to communicate with unmanned aircraft; the pilots are able to see the UAV’s video,” Hopan said. “To my knowledge, no other aircraft has this capability.”

“Teaming up with the UAV is essentially another aircraft out

CAB 1st Army unit to receive fleet of Block III Apaches

Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Troth | CAB

Lt. Col. Edward Vedder, commander, 1st ARB, 1st Avn. Regt., disembarks the air-craft after his last flight in the new Apache Block III helicopter at Boeing’s facil-ity in Mesa, Ariz.

See CAB, page 8

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NCOs: The Backbone of America’s Army

By Sgt 1st Class Nathaniel York1ST BN., 5TH FA REGT.

The Army Field Manual 6-22 states, “An ideal Army leader has strong

intellect, physical presence, professional competence, high moral character and serves as a role model.”

Modeling good leadership behaviors allows Soldiers the opportunity to develop as lead-ers. Successful leadership in-volves an ability to accomplish the mission and dedication to taking care of Soldiers.

One of the keys to success-ful leadership is being compe-tent to accomplish the mission. Being a good model for leader-

ship includes striving to do your best in every mission and task given, regardless of who it im-pacts.

For ex-ample, leaders should work hard by maxing physical fitness tests and being knowledgeable on all Army standards and policies. Leaders must main-tain competence in their field and live by the Army values to be good models. Leaders also must be willing to perform tasks outside of their personal military occupational specialty

by doing whatever it takes to get the job done. As a leader, it is necessary to create camarade-rie, cohesion and trust within your unit. One way to do this is to participate with them in completing tasks. This allows Soldiers to see that you are not too good or too important to work on the same level to complete the mission. This shows Soldiers respect, which will build their respect of you in return.

Another key to successful leadership is taking care of Sol-diers. To do this, a leader must know their Soldiers – not just their name, rank and social se-curity number. A leader needs to know who their Soldiers

are, where they come from and what makes them tick. This involves setting aside time to get to know them, writing up counseling statements pertain-ing to good performances, as well as bad, and acknowledging their contributions by writing up awards when warranted.

One type of leadership style is not going to work for a whole platoon, and know-ing the Soldiers allows a leader to tailor their leadership style to more effectively work with those Soldiers. By mentoring, training and guiding Soldiers to accomplish their missions and tasks, they will become better Soldiers and better leaders. They will then serve as

strong role models for younger Soldiers. A successful leader is one that not only leads, but builds and empowers other leaders. When you are a good leader, it shows in your troops.

When a leader’s focus is dedicated to the completion of tasks and taking care of Soldiers, over time, this type of experience will strengthen them as leaders. This allows the leader to more efficiently and effectively accomplish tasks and take care of Soldiers. Good Soldiers look for strong leaders and gravitate to them. Successful leaders are those that become leaders to all Soldiers, not just to those to which they are assigned.

Mentoring Soldiers into leaders will help increase the success of the leader because it improves their unit’s ability to successfully perform a wide variety of tasks. You cannot be a successful leader without Soldiers willing to follow and trust you. In a large part, it is the Soldiers that make you a successful leader.

It also is important to note the more you shine as a good leader, the more tasks you will be given. There is only so much one Soldier can handle at one time. That is the reason it is so critical to model leader-ship and develop multiple effective leaders, so tasks can be spread out.

Sgt. 1st ClassYork

LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP

Army leaders should model themselves after field manual definition

By Stephanie Hoff1ST INF. DIV. PUBLIC AFFAIRS

The 1st Infantry Division

and Fort Riley honored its future leaders Dec. 16 at the post’s Barlow Theater by con-gratulating more than 50 Sol-diers for their successful com-pletion of the Warrior Leader Course, Class 703-12.

The course is designed to prepare Soldiers to become the noncommissioned officers who will continue to lead by the examples shown to them by their course instructors.

Command Sgt. Maj. Mat-thew McCready, WLC com-mandant, congratulated the graduates, as well as provided

them advice on how to prop-erly serve the Soldiers they will soon lead as NCOs.

The course requires the Sol-diers to successfully complete two weeks of training in areas including leadership, military values, war-fighting skills and physical fitness training.

Lessons the junior enlisted Soldiers learn throughout the two weeks helps to prepare the Soldiers for a career as a NCO by teaching them basic warrior tasks, including combat opera-tions in an occupied area, how to give commands, how to lead a squad in various environ-ments, management skills and much more that made each Soldier demonstrate their per-

sonal courage, commitment and individual condition in what they have learned.

Before the class received its diplomas, two graduates were recognized for their exception-al performances throughout the course.

Spc. Cameron Phillips, 601st Aviation Support Bat-talion, 1st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, was awarded the Sgt. 1st Class Francis R. Webb Distinguished Honor Graduate and Spc. Jon-athan McCormick, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Avia-tion Regiment, CAB, received the Command Sgt. Maj. Wil-liam Wooldridge Leadership Award.

More than 50 Soldiers passWarrior Leadership Course

4TH IBCTCommand Sgt. Maj. Matthew McCready, WLC commandant, congratulates the graduates of the Warrior Leader Course, Class 703-12. McCready served as the commandant for the Dec. 16 graduation ceremony honoring the more than 50 junior enlisted Soldiers who completed the course.

Maj. Gen. William

Mayville, 1st Inf. Div. and

Fort Riley commanding

general, awards Spc. Jonathan

McCormick, 3rd AHB, 1st Avn.

Regt., CAB, the Command Sgt.

Maj. William Wooldridge Leadership

Award Dec. 16 at Barlow

Theater. Phillips was one of

more than 50 Soldiers who

completed the two-week

course designed to

prepare them to be NCOs.

4TH IBCT

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Irwin Army Community Hospital’s goals are to provide health care for warriors, military Families and retirees; support the deployment of medically ready forces; and remain agile to meet diverse requirements. One IACH employee who assists in accomplishing that mission is spotlighted each week.

STAFF SGT. DAVID WALKERNONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE OF ORTHOPEDICSHometown: Wichita, Kan.Start date at IACH: Jan. 9, 2009Years in area of specialty: Nine yearsWhat do you like most about working for IACH? “I enjoy the people here, and for the most part, everyone is friendly.”What should patients know about you? “I enjoy helping people in any way I can.”How are you dedicated to wellness and inspiring trust? “I am a people person, and I strive to be the most complete, fully rounded person I can be. I smile and speak to people, and most the time, it is contagious. For a person without goodness is a person lost.”

FACES OF IACH

Staff Sgt.Walker

IRWINFORMATION“If the post has a two-

hour delay because of weather, should I still come in for my appoint-ment?”

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By Sharon D. AyalaWRMC STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND EXECUTIVE SERVICES

In today’s fast-paced work environment, Americans are working harder and longer

hours, which, if left unchecked, can ultimately take a toll on a person’s physical and emotional health.

Taking a vacation or even just a few days off every month can make a huge difference in a person’s attitude, energy level and physical appearance. In fact, behavioral health experts highly recommend taking regu-lar vacations and time off to refresh, regroup and re-energize the body, soul and mind.

“You’ve got to have that time away from work where you essentially give yourself, and allow yourself, permission to not worry about work,” said Dr. Lawrence Edwards, chief, Behavioral Health, Western Regional Medical Command.

To fully take advantage of that advice, Edwards said indi-viduals must make a concerted effort to disengage themselves from work and instead engage in other activities.

For the chronic workaholics who rarely take a break from the office, the idea of not being at work for one or two weeks can be a frightening thought.

“That’s the challenge,” Edwards said. “When you tell people they have two weeks to do nothing, that’s almost devas-tating for them,” he said.

For these people, Edwards said, “I advise them to have one or two planned days to do something fun, and then have another day or two where they do nothing,” he said. “So this way, they at least feel that they are somewhat in charge of their

life, planning their life and do-ing things.”

But in today’s technological-ly advanced world, it is nearly impossible to ignore the Black-berry and its luring sounds.

“We’re all guilty of it, but we’re in that age where even though we’re home, we’re still on our Blackberry, we’re still checking our Blackberry, still looking at our Blackberry and still responding to our Black-berry,” Edwards said.

The solution is simple – turn it off, he said.

“You got to have that time where you say ‘I’m officially on vacation and officially off my Blackberry or laptop, and I’m not going to worry about work, but instead focus on myself and my Family,’” Edwards said.

For individuals who just can’t take a week or two off because of the level of respon-sibility associated with their position, Edwards said there are other options available.

“Take a day once a month, or a day or two once a quar-ter – even consider giving yourself a three-day weekend,” he said. “The military has Days of non-scheduled activities, or DONSA, so we know there’s a three- or four-day weekend coming every month. So, if you can take that time off, take it.”

According to a 2009 National Public Radio story, Europeans embrace the idea of taking a vacation almost religiously. In countries like Germany, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, employers are required to provide up to 20 days of paid leave. Ameri-cans, on the other hand, get an average of 12 days every year. A study conducted by the Families and Work Institute found that less than half of U.S. employees take the full vacation.

Sadly, some people are simply reluctant to take time off because they feel a sense of obligation to the job.

“We all know that if some-thing happens, the Army is going to go on,” Edwards said. “There’s no emergency that’s going to happen to cause the world to stop, and as much as we don’t want to believe it, there will be someone to step in and take our place when we’re gone.”

And, there are conse-quences to not adhering to self-care measures. According to Edwards, not recognizing or simply ignoring the signs of emotional exhaustion and burnout can have negative ef-fects on a person’s physical and emotional health.

Some of the physical signs that a person may need to take some time off from work might include fatigue, restlessness and dark circles and/or bags under their eyes.

“They may also find them-selves being short-tempered, irritable and hard to stay on task without getting really frustrated,” Edwards explained. “In the military, we may see people being insubordinate with the people they work with, perhaps saying things that they otherwise wouldn’t have said.”

On the other hand, some of the immediate and long-term benefits of taking regular vaca-tions and time off could have a dramatic impact on one’s work performance and their psycho-logical and physical health.

Below are some additional benefits of taking a vacation:

• Vacations promote creativ-ity. A good vacation can help us to reconnect with ourselves, operating as a vehicle for self-discovery and helping us get back to feeling our best.

• Vacations stave off burn-out. Workers who take regular time to relax are less likely to experience burnout, making them more creative and produc-tive.

• Vacations can keep us healthy. Taking regular time off to recharge your batteries, thereby keeping stress levels lower, can keep you healthier.

• Vacations promote overall well-being. One study found that three days after vacation, subjects’ physical complaints, their quality of sleep and mood had improved as compared to before vacation. These gains were still present five weeks later, especially in those who had more personal time and overall satisfaction during their vacations.

• Vacations can strengthen bonds with loved ones. Spend-ing time enjoying life with loved ones can keep relation-ships strong, helping you enjoy the good times more and helping you through the stress of the hard times.

• Vacations can help with job performance. The psycho-logical benefits that come with more frequent vacations lead to increased quality of life and can lead to increased quality of work on the job.

• Vacations relieve stress in lasting ways. It should come as no surprise vacations that in-clude plenty of free time bring stress relief, but research shows a good vacation can lead to the experience of fewer stressful days at least five weeks later.

So, if you have been think-ing about taking some time off from work, don’t wait any longer. Remember, when you give your mind and body a break from the stresses of work, you return to work refreshed, rejuvenated and re-energized.

By Katherine RosarioIACH PUBLIC AFFAIRS

The Physical Evaluation Board liaison officers at Irwin Army Community Hospital recently relocated into a com-mon workspace that allows Soldiers going through the Medical Evaluation Board pro-cess easier access to their as-signed case manager.

The PEBLOs and lawyers who assist Soldiers throughout their MEB process relocated to the 671 series portables behind the hospital.

“We used to be split up be-tween the main hospital and Building 610. We were divided and the functionality didn’t work,” said Mark Rivera, PE-BLO supervisor.

It took 10 months to get the new offices ready, and so far, the move has been well re-ceived, he said.

“We are more efficient and self-sufficient, and we don’t have to rely on as many depart-ments in the hospital for help,” Rivera said.

The co-location and recent addition of PEBLOs allowed for a realignment of how PEB-LOs take on new cases, he said. Cases are now split up by bri-gade to make it easier for unit

leaders and commanders who need to contact PEBLOs.

“If, for example, 4th (Infan-try) Brigade (Combat Team) has 129 cases, then we have four PEBLOs all in one build-ing working on those cases. It’s better for the Soldier, unit and section to always know who they need to contact should they have a question,” Rivera said.

The brigade-centered teams are similar to IACH’s patient-centered medical home teams, he said, and offer continu-ity throughout the Integrated Disability Evaluation System process.

During the PEBLO hiring phase, cases transferred be-tween PEBLOs often resulted in Soldiers being assigned dif-ferent case managers on a reoc-curring basis.

“We understand that this may have caused some frustra-tion with the Soldiers, but we only transferred their cases to better serve them,” Rivera said. “Now they have a PEBLO who can handle the caseload and give them the individual atten-tion they deserve.”

IACH is now staffed with 29 PEBLOS with three more expected to come on board in the new year, he said.

“The caseload amount has since decreased to 40 cases per every PEBLO and allows PEB-LOs to give each Soldier’s case the attention it requires,” he said, adding the reduced case-load allows cases to be submit-ted quicker.

Last year, 340 cases were submitted through IDES, he said. Since June 2011, IACH has submitted more than 1,200 cases.

To help speed up the pro-cess of backlogged cases, West-ern Region Medical Command sent a team of narrative writers to IACH for 12 weeks this past fall to help complete the sum-maries required for each Sol-dier in the IDES process.

“The team wrote 129 sum-maries that averaged five to six pages a piece and greatly reduced the backlog and extra workload,” Rivera said.

Soldiers also were bussed each day for a month to To-peka’s VA hospital to com-plete their examinations to help eliminate the backlog at IACH.

About 120 Soldiers were seen at the VA, where all medical claims in the Soldier’s medical record were looked at during daylong appointments, he said.

“We normally send our Sol-diers up to the fourth floor of the hospital, but with the in-flux of cases and the extra load on the doctors up there, it just made sense to send them to the VA, where they have the same resources to help us get the Soldiers through the process quicker,” Rivera said.

Along with the PEBLO move, the MEB Clinic, which changed its name to the IDES Clinic, moved from its first floor office Jan. 4 to the second floor of the hospital and is now occupying the space originally used by the MEB selection team.

The move brings the narra-tive summary writers together in one space, rather than scat-tered throughout the hospital, Rivera said.

The staff is starting to see signs of stabilization in the process, he said.

“Where we only submitted 340 cases in Fiscal Year 2010, in the past three months, we have submitted 163 cases,” Ri-vera said. “We can successfully meet the established standards for processing medical boards and get the Soldiers on their way, either back into the fight-ing force or out into civilian life sooner.”

New workspace streamlines PEBLO

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A vacation does the mind, body soul good

By Tyler PattersonTRIWEST HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE

It’s flu season, and you know what that means: time for your flu shot.You probably already knew

Tricare covers seasonal flu, H1N1 flu and pneumonia vaccines at retail pharma-cies. And you probably also knew that Tricare covers those vaccines at 100 percent, with no co-pay. Combined, that means you and your Family can get any of those shots at any retail pharmacy in the Tricare network. It’s conve-nient and there’s no co-pay. So how can the benefit get any better?

It’s a tough question, but one Tricare’s got an answer for: they’ve added more vac-cines to the list.

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Once you’ve made the decision to get the shot, finding a network retail pharmacy couldn’t be easier. Find a pharmacy online or call 1-877-363-1303. You’ll also want to get in touch with the pharmacy itself to make sure it actually carries the shot you need.

EVEN MORE NO CO-PAY BENEFITSDon’t forget, vaccinations

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While you’re online, you also should visit www.tricare.mil/homedelivery and find out how to have 90 days of most generic prescription drugs delivered right to your door, with no co-pay.

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RILEY ROUNDTABLE

HOME OF THE BIG RED ONE JANUARY 3, 2012

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“Losing weight. This year, I am going to lose weight.”

KEN CARROLL RECREATION SPECIALIST

“Be the best husband I can be.”

SGT. AARON POWELL3RD BN., 69TH ARMOR REGT.,

1ST BCT, 3RD INF. DIV.

“Marines.”

BRANDON GAMACHIJUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR

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By Maj. Barry StewartFREE PROGRAM

Many service mem-bers have been ask-ing for it, and it is

finally coming. The Roth TSP will be online on or about Jan. 22, 2012. The Roth TSP option has significant tax differences when compared to the regular TSP currently in place. These tax differences have serious implications for the wealth that one can ac-cumulate.

Just like the current TSP option, the Roth TSP is an option for investing in one’s retirement. Also like the current TSP option, the Roth TSP gives the investor a tax incentive to encour-age us to invest for our own retirements. The difference is where you get the tax break.

With the current TSP, as is the case with a traditional IRA, 401 (k), or 403 (b) plan, you get your tax break up front, but pay taxes upon withdrawal. For example, let’s say you put $2,000 into your TSP – the current plan – in 2011 and had a taxable income of $30,000. When you went to file your taxes for 2011, the $2,000 contribu-tion you made to your TSP would be subtracted from your taxable income, and you would be taxed on only $28,000.

If you were in the 15 per-cent tax bracket – as will be the case for a married couple making $30,000 and filing as married in 2012 – this would mean a savings of $300 (2,000 x .15). However, when you start withdrawing money at age 59 and a half or older, you will have to pay taxes. Since you got an up-front tax break, you are paying taxes on the growth and earnings of the investment. The Roth TSP, just like a regular Roth IRA outside the military, works in the opposite manner. Regardless of how much you put into your Roth TSP, you will not get the up-front tax break. Where you will get the tax break is on the back end when you withdraw the money. This is because you withdraw from a Roth plan without paying taxes.

So which one is better? First, we have to look at matching retirement pro-grams such as some 401 (k) plans, some 403 (b) plans and the current TSP option for Department of Defense civil-ian employees. DoD civilian employees get matching on their TSP, but will not be able to do so with the Roth TSP, up to 5 percent of their pay if contributed. They get a dollar for dollar match for the first 3 percent of their pay contrib-

uted to the TSP and 50 cents on the dollar for the next 2 percent. This means the day they contribute, they get an 80 percent return on their investment – an $8 matched for every $10 contributed. Most of the time, when a matching retirement plan is available to you, you should take full advantage of it, up to the point matching ends.

But if you are not getting matched, which is the case for those of us wearing the uniform and contributing to TSP, or you have maxed out the amount in your match-ing plan and still have money to invest for retirement, you should be investing in a Roth. Here is why.

Let’s say you invest $100 a month starting at age 20 and earned an average of 10 percent each year on your investment for exactly 40 years – 10 percent is a conservative estimate since it is less than the average earned over the last 60-plus years. By the time you turned 60 years of age, you would have $637, 678. Your contribution to that investment over the 40 years would be $48,000. The remaining $589,678 would be your earnings on your invest-ment. If you had invested with the current TSP, you would have received the tax break on your contribution of $48,000, but paid taxes on the $589,678. With the Roth TSP, you would have paid taxes on the much smaller $48,000 and received the tax break on the more than half million dollars in earnings. It also is important to keep in mind the Roth has the added advantage of securing more wealth for you at a time when you will probably need it the most, in your retirement years. When you finally hit retirement age, do you really want to see 25 or 28 percent of your earnings go to Uncle Sam or would you rather have it all?

As you can probably see, the younger you are when you start investing, the more powerful the difference in the wealth created is when comparing a traditional retire-ment plan to a Roth plan. As a general rule, once you get about 10 to 15 years out from actually withdrawing money out of your retire-ment savings, this is the point you should be investing in a traditional plan rather than a Roth. The reason for this is because 10 to 15 years is usu-ally too short a time period to allow your earnings to exceed your investment. Up to that point, however, you are much better off with a Roth.

For example, if you are 30 years old when you start your

retirement savings plan and you intend to let the money grow until age 65, it would be best to start with a Roth plan of some type – to include the upcoming new Roth TSP – and switch to a traditional plan once you are between 50 and 55 years of age. Inciden-tally, you would withdraw money first from the tradi-tional plan before withdraw-ing from the Roth. This is because your Roth continues to earn tax free income. You will have already received all the tax breaks you are going to get on the traditional plan, so you would want to take it out first and let the Roth continue to grow.

The Roth TSP will offer the exact same funds as the current TSP. The only differ-ence, of course, will be how it is taxed. I personally like the L or Lifecycle Funds – L-2020, L-2030, L-2040 and L-2050. I like these because they start you off fairly ag-gressive with a higher mix of the S Fund – small cap, the I Fund – international stocks, and the C Fund – American common stocks. You will have very little in the safer funds – G and F – in the beginning. It is appropriate to be in the higher risk funds when you are years away from retire-ment. Over the long term, on average, the higher risk funds make much more in returns. The problem with the higher risk funds comes down to timing. Because they have more dramatic ups and downs – they have much more volatility – you do not want to be heavily into high risk funds right before you retire. At that point, you want to be mostly in safe investments, like the G and F Funds. But the L Funds takes care of that for you automatically because every 90 days, the balance adjusts ever so slightly to the point that by the time you hit retirement age, you will be mostly in the G and F Funds, you will have a fair amount in the C Fund, but you will have almost nothing in the S and I funds. For more information, go to www.tsp.gov.

Some of you may be wondering if you should move your money from your current TSP to the Roth TSP when it becomes available. The answer to that is proba-bly, but you must understand this would be a taxable event. When you move money from a pre-tax advantaged plan, like the current TSP, to an after-tax advantaged plan, like a Roth TSP, you must pay back the tax breaks you claimed during the years you were contributing to the TSP. For most of our Soldiers, because of their ages, this is

still a good idea because the advantages of being able to withdraw tax free later will far outweigh the taxes they would have to pay back now. As a general rule of thumb, until you reach the age of about 50, it is advantageous to move everything – roll it over – to a Roth plan. If you have a current TSP account and you are age 50 or older or you simply can’t stomach the tax hit of moving your money to a Roth, as an absolute minimum, you should stop funding your current TSP and start contributing to the Roth TSP once it becomes available in January 2012.

There are a couple more cool advantages to the current TSP, and especially with the Roth TSP, that are important to know about. Tax advan-taged investments outside the military have limits that don’t apply to military members. The maximum one can contribute to either a traditional IRA, Roth IRA or a combination of both is limited to $5,000 per year, which will remain the same in 2012. With TSP, the annual limit for the current plan will be $17,000 in 2012 and will have a total cap of $50,000 per year for service mem-bers. This means you could contribute $4,000 to your Roth IRA with an outside company, another $1,000 in a traditional IRA with the same company, $17,000 to the current TSP and you could still contribute up to $28,000 to the Roth TSP. Imagine doing this during a deploy-ment. Not only would this pretty much set you up for life – if you did that at age 25 and never invested again, you would likely have better than $1.4 million at age 60 – you also would be getting the tax break for your Roth contri-butions on both ends, since you are earning your pay tax free while deployed. Another difference with the Roth TSP, unlike other Roth retirement plans outside the military, there is no income exclu-sion. With a normal Roth plan, once you earn a certain amount of money, which varies according to how you are filing, you lose some or all of the tax benefits of contrib-uting to a Roth. This is not an issue with the Roth TSP. The highest paid members of the military can still take full advantage of the tax benefits of a Roth TSP.

Maj. Barry Stewart is the lead for the Financial Resil-ience Education Enrichment program. He can be reached at 785-240-5744 or barry.stewart@us.army.mil. The Fi-nancial Readiness Office can be reached at 785-239-9435.

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GARRISON SAFETY OFFICE

The Environmental Protection Agency has designated January

as National Radon Action Month. Radon is a colorless, odorless, tasteless and chemi-cally inert radioactive gas. It is formed by the natural ra-dioactive decay of uranium in rock, soil and water. Naturally existing, low levels of uranium occur widely in the Earth’s crust. It can be found in all 50 states. Unless you test for it, there is no way of telling how much is present.

Radon is the number one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers, according to the EPA. Overall, radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer. Radon is responsible for about 20,000 lung cancer deaths every year. In fact, the EPA and the U.S. surgeon

general urge all Americans to protect their health by testing their homes, schools and other buildings for radon.

Exposure to radon is a preventable health risk, and testing radon levels in your home can help prevent un-necessary exposure. If a high radon level is detected in your home, you can take steps to fix the problem to protect yourself and your Family.

Today many homes are built to prevent radon from coming in. If you are buying or renting a new home, ask the owner or builder if it has radon-resistant features. The EPA recommends building new homes with radon-resis-tant features in high radon potential areas. Even if built radon-resistant, every new home should be tested for radon after occupancy.

Four things you can do during National Radon Ac-

tion Month• Test your home. Housing

and facilities on the installa-tion have already been tested. Testing is easy and inexpen-sive.

• Attend a National Radon Action Month event in your area. Look for radon events in your community.

• Spread the word. Spend time during National Radon Action Month encouraging others to learn about radon and test their homes. Tell your Family and friends about the health risk of radon. Encour-age them to test their homes.

• Buy a radon-resistant home. If you are considering buying a new home, look for builders who use radon-resis-tant new construction.

Kansas State University, in partnership with the EPA, sponsors a National Radon Poster Contest. The winners enjoy a trip to Washington.

Students ages 9 to 14 from states and tribal nations across the country and all U.S. terri-tories are encouraged to create posters that raise radon aware-ness and encourage radon testing in every home.

Entries for the National Radon Poster Contest are accepted from March through October each year. For com-plete rules and information, visit www.kansasradonpro-gram.org/.

For more information about radon at Fort Riley, contact Robert Warfel, lead, Compliance and Restoration Branch, Asbestos and Radon Program, Environmental Division, Fort Riley Director-ate of Public Works, at 785-239-0399, Robert.b.warfel@us.army.mil, Picerne Military Housing www.rileypicerne.com or visit the EPA website http://www.epa.gov/radon/nram/public.html.

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By Staff Sgt. Ben K. NavratilTF DUKE PUBLIC AFFAIRS

KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – The 3rd Infan-try Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, officially relinquished command of coalition forces in Khowst and Paktya provinces in a ceremony Dec. 31.

The Fort Knox, Ky.-based TF Duke cased its colors as it transferred authority to the 4th BCT (Airborne), 25th Inf. Div., TF Spartan, based out of Fort Richardson, Alaska.

Dignitaries and senior Af-ghan national security forces leadership, as well as senior leaders from Combined Joint Task Force-1 attended the cer-emony at Forward Operating Base Salerno.

“Today, the TF Duke Sol-

diers around you represent dedi-cation, partnership and mission success,” said Maj. Gen. Daniel Allyn, commander of the Fort Hood, Texas-based 1st Cavalry Division and CJTF-1, and a native of Berwick, Maine. “TF Spartan will sustain the mo-mentum of TF Duke’s extraor-dinary teamwork as they take on the mantle of responsibility in this critical area of Afghani-stan.”

Over the course of their de-ployment, Duke Soldiers con-ducted more than 14,600 com-bined patrols with their Afghan partners, while executing about 700 operations. During these operations, they logged more than 275 confirmed enemy kills and captured about 1,800 insurgents, with more than 300 of those being insurgent leaders.

According to local Afghan

officials, the marked increase in security in Khowst and Pak-tya provinces has given way to better governance and develop-ment in the region, key pieces to Afghanistan’s future after the departure of coalition forces.

Col. Chris Toner, com-mander, TF Duke, and a native of Topeka, thanked his Afghan partners for their support over the last year.

“We’ve all served together for the safety and security of our Families in Afghanistan and the United States,” Toner said.

He went on to reflect upon the Soldiers who gave their lives during the deployment.

“Sadly, this effort was not without loss, as 27 TF Duke Soldiers made the ultimate sac-rifice,” he said, adding that 92 ANSF members also gave their lives to the effort. “Their sacri-

fice has made all of us all even more committed to finishing this fight on our terms and en-suring their sacrifice was not in vain.”

Toner also gave credit the Families at Fort Knox and else-

where for the support they gave to the deployed Soldiers.

“Lastly, but foremost in our minds, is a heartfelt thanks to our Families and loved ones who have borne the true bur-den of this deployment,” he

said, visibly moved. “To be sure, their burden was the tough-est and ours was the easiest. Without their love, support and tremendous courage, we could not have accomplished our mis-sion.”

TF Duke hands over command of Khowst, PaktyaCol. Chris Toner and Command Sgt. Maj. Drew Pumarejo, 3rd IBCT, case their col-ors at a transfer of authority ceremony Dec. 31 at FOB Saler-no in Khowst Prov-ince, Afghanistan. TF Duke handed over coalition forces con-trol to the 4th BCT (Airborne), 25th Inf. Div., TF Spartan.

Spc. Eric-James Estrada TF SPARTAN

By 1st Lt. Chad Tierney1ST HBCT

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Soldiers with the 4th Squad-ron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, are lead-ing an operation to help bring former residents of the Zharay district back to their homes.

Years of violence, property destruction and instability drove most Families to relocate, so the 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt. Soldiers recently hosted a “Wel-come Home” Shura in the Mir-wais Mina neighborhood of Kandahar City.

The squadron’s Troop B conducted a poll of former Pa-shmul residents to see where they moved in Kandahar City and decided to host the shura in Mirwais Mina. To help persuade former elders to return to the Pa-shmul area, 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt. leaders addressed core con-cerns, including security, educa-tion, agriculture and commerce.

Capt. Daniel Sjursen, com-mander, Troop B, spoke exten-

sively about the positive changes occurring since the “Pale Riders” assumed responsibility nearly nine months ago. Daily insur-gent attacks that used to origi-nate from abandoned buildings no longer occur. Sjursen also talked about the nearby town of Charkusa, where children now run along the trails and study at the temporary school nearby. It also is the first gated community in southern Afghanistan and has become a safe haven from insur-gent intimidation. A new school and bazaar will soon be opened with ribbon-cutting ceremonies, affording residents instant access to markets and education.

Lt. Col. Michael Katona, commander, 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt., also spoke about the importance of Families moving back to Charkusa.

“Increased population equates to increased security,” he said. “The two are directly related.”

More than 10 Families now live within Charkusa, an esti-mated 10 percent of the village’s population. A visible sign of

progress occurs each week when one or two Families resettle into their former dwellings and re-plant crops in the soil surround-ing the town, he said. A tempo-rary lodging facility will soon be constructed next to Combat Outpost Pashmul, to house Families while their homes are being rebuilt. Security and ba-sic construction materials for the facility will be provided by coalition forces, while village

elders will oversee management responsibilities.

For some elders, moving back to Central Zharay District is complicated because years of warfare conditioned them to be-lieve the area was beyond repair, according to Katona.

“Five years ago, we were or-dered to leave Pashmul. Papers came down from the sky that told us to leave,” said Haji Mo-hammad Hasheem, a Charku-

san elder who currently lives in Kandahar City.

Hasheem was referring to “Operation Medussa,” which took place in September 2006 and was a major offensive by Ca-nadian forces to disrupt insur-gent operations. The operation, though successful at killing in-surgents, proved devastating to many local homes and gardens.

Coalition forces now expect to show how improvements in security and infrastructure have changed both the human and geographical terrain. Nonlethal initiatives, including rebuilding homes, agricultural training, women’s health care training, wheat seed distribution and the construction of schools, bazaars and clinics are providing assis-tance to residents.

Promoting these programs is challenging, however, Katona said. Most residents do not have Internet or TV access, so radio broadcasts, local shuras and word-of-mouth are the main conduits of information. Since October though, multiple me-dia outlets have aired program-

ming to inform people of the benefits of returning to Zharay District.

Once the shura ended, Shafi Khan, deputy national police commander, provided his vision for the area. To avoid corrup-tion, Khan suggested that coali-tion forces not pay individual Families directly for damaged homes, but instead, pay for the labor and materials to rebuild their homes.

He also was confident that people will move back after hearing of the improved secu-rity, and spoke highly of Haji Rahmatullah, the Pashmul shu-ra leader.

By showing displaced Fami-lies the changes occurring, along with projects on the horizon, Afghan and coalition security forces said they hope to per-suade hesitant elders to take the next step and move back.

Only a flourishing populace can effectively combat insurgen-cy, Sjursen said.

“It takes a full population to live in a village, to bring it to life,” he said.

‘Pale Riders’ host ‘Welcome Home’ Shura for displaced villagers

1ST HBCT

Pashmul village elders stand with 1st Lt. Jordan Rich, left, and Capt. Daniel Sjursen, right, both with the 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt., at a welcome home shura.

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he was driving too fast for the conditions.

According to Douglas, it takes mental and physical prepa-ration every time a driver gets behind the wheel. Checking your own attitude before getting out on the road is a key factor in making good decisions, she said.

Being safe on the road dur-ing winter also means consider-ing what other people are doing around you, Douglas said.

“Always account for the fact that other people are going to do irrational things. You may be doing all the right things, but that dude behind you may have another agenda altogether,” she said. “You have to maintain situ-ational awareness; sometimes it’s better to let that dude pass.”

Another way that Army Sol-diers, Families and Department of Defense civilians can prepare for winter driving is by following the mantra, “Get a kit, make a plan and be informed,” of Ready Army, the Army’s campaign to

empower Soldiers, Families, Army civilians and contractors to prepare for hazards.

“Before you even get behind the wheel, make sure your ve-hicle is prepared because you’re dealing with three things – the person, the vehicle and the road,” Douglas cautioned.

“It still hasn’t gotten bad yet. People still have the opportunity to change tires to all-weather tires and winter windshield wip-ers … and make sure you have an emergency kit in the car, something for traction – kitty litter or sand, water, industrial gloves and proper personal pro-tection equipment,” Douglas recommended.

According to Ready Army, drivers should have an emer-gency kit for both the home and privately owned automobile.

The car emergency kit should include the following:

• Cell phone and car charger• Flashlight and extra batter-

ies

• Jumper cables • Kitty litter or sand for trac-

tion • Ice scraper and snow brush• Small shovel• Tow rope or chain • Blankets • Matches and candle or

chemical light • Nonperishable, high-calo-

rie food and plenty of water• First aid kit• Seasonal clothing – indus-

trial gloves, coats, rain gear• Warning devices – signal

flares and reflectors• Family’s communications

procedureIn addition to assembling an

emergency kit, it’s also impor-tant to make sure the vehicle is in good working order, Douglas said. Inspecting POV’s fluids, lights, heater and defroster, wip-er blades, brakes, tire pressure and tread and always keeping a full tank of gas should be on a winterization to-do list.

The Garrison Safety Office

has numerous resources available for drivers who want to reduce their risks and improve their personal knowledge and aware-ness. Despite the recent fatality, Douglas said, Fort Riley is do-ing great, setting Army records for safety and offering programs with a lot of leader engagement.

In addition to providing pamphlets, videos and person-alized briefings, the Garrison Safety Office has links to re-sources on its website: https://safety.army.mil/, including the free Travel Risk Planning Sys-tem assessment, mandatory for all Soldiers traveling more than 250 miles outside of Fort Riley by POV, Douglas said.

They also offer orientation programs on local hazards dur-ing new Soldier briefings, which help to enlighten newcomers on navigating the rural areas sur-rounding Fort Riley.

Defensive driving classes for civilians are available at no cost through the safety office and are

taught every fourth Thursday of the month. The nationally certified course is taught by in-structors trained by the National Safety Council.

Douglas also said DoD civil-ians can take the course without using leave time with the ap-proval of a supervisor. Some in-surance companies will even give a premium discount with proof of course completion, Douglas said.

Offering one final piece of advice to drivers getting out on the road this winter, Doug-las said many accidents can be avoided by the driver’s planning and good choices before, during and after the journey.

That they “love their Fami-lies enough to drive safely,” Douglas said is her hope for Fort Riley Soldiers, Families and DoD civilians.

To find out road conditions at Fort Riley, call 785-239-3700 or visit www.riley.army.mil and click on the “Advisories” link in

the upper left-hand corner of the page under “Popular Links.”

To find out road conditions on the Kansas Turnpike and any interstate, U.S. or state highway in Kansas and Nebraska, call 511 or 866-511-5368 or visit www.kandrive.org for road.

Drivers also can sign up for text messaging by visiting http://511mm.ksdot.org to get a list of closed roads and driving conditions on the state highway system.

If winter conditions leave a driver stranded on an interstate, U.S. or Kansas highway, call *47 on a cell phone for help.

To report an emergency, acci-dent, vehicle breakdown, erratic driver or criminal activity on the Kansas Turnpike, call *KTA (582).

If a driver cannot reach local numbers for help, call 911.

For more about Ready Army, visit http://riley.army.mil/Unit-Page.aspx?unit=ReadyArmy or www.ready.army.mil.

WINTER DRIVING Continued from page 1

By Sgt. Scott Lamberson4TH IBCT PUBLIC AFFAIRS

A New Year’s resolution is generally a goal someone sets out to accomplish in the com-ing year. Although many people make resolutions, not all are kept.

The most common reso-lutions usually involve more exercise, increasing the time devoted to work or studies, los-ing weight, quitting smoking or drinking and eating healthier.

The tradition of the New

Year’s resolution goes all the way back to Janus, a mythical king of early Rome in 153 B.C., accord-ing to Pearson Education.

Janus could look back on past events and forward to the future. As Janus became the ancient symbol for resolutions, Romans began looking for for-giveness from their enemies and exchanging gifts before the be-ginning of each year.

Many individuals look at a new year as a chance to start over, improve themselves and correct shortcomings in their

lives. Many Soldiers with the 4th

Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, have dif-ferent views about New Year’s resolutions.

“I think New Year’s resolu-tions are a great idea, and people should stick to them. They will better themselves through the next year,” said Sgt. Thomas Wright, human resource special-ist, 4th IBCT, who said his New Year’s resolution is to go back to school and complete his bach-elors’ degree.

On the contrary, Cpl. Lucas Milne, paralegal specialist, 4th IBCT, said he doesn’t have a res-olution and never has had one.

“I think they’re a waste of time – they fizzle out after a cou-ple months,” he said. “If people stick with it, good for them; it’s their choice, and I don’t think any differently about them be-cause of it.”

According to a survey con-ducted through the Opinion Corporation of Princeton, N.J., about 45 percent of Americans usually set New Year’s Resolu-

tions, 17 percent irregularly set resolutions and 38 percent never set them. As time goes by, many people begin to break or lose interest in their resolutions. Af-ter the first week, 75 percent of resolutions are kept, but after six months, less than 40 percent are still pursuing their goals. Three out of four who attempt to ac-complish a resolution never suc-ceed.

Spc. Greg Wooten, paralegal specialist, 4th IBCT, said his res-olution is to complete the Iron Dragon, a 4th IBCT physical

challenge test. “I saw other people in my of-

fice had it, and I want it, too,” he said. “In the past, not a lot of my resolutions have worked out, so we will see how this one goes.”

Although the odds seem to be against those who attempt New Year’s resolutions, many will still try.

“Even though I don’t make resolutions, I support those who do and encourage them to suc-ceed in their goals,” said Pfc. Rosy Lewis, paralegal specialist, 4th IBCT.

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In a transfer of authority ceremony, the units form up behind the unit guidon. The outgoing commander and com-mand sergeant major then case their colors and the incoming commander and command ser-geant major uncase their unit’s colors.

Katona and Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Cook, command sergeant major, 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt., cased their unit col-ors, officially relinquishing au-thority to Soldiers with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regi-ment, officially ending the Pale Riders deployment.

“I know that Lt. (Steven) Col. Soika and Command Sgt. Maj. (Joseph) Dallas will take the fight to the next level, and I look forward to seeing the suc-cesses of the (Sykes) Regulars,” Katona said.

Soika, commander of the Sykes Regulars, and Dallas, command sergeant major of the Sykes Regulars, uncased their unit colors and officially assumed authority of the Pale Rider’s former battle space.

Sykes’ Regulars Soldiers have a lengthy history in an-

swering the nation’s call to arms. They have been in nearly every major conflict since the unit was created by President Abraham Lincoln in 1861. Since the unit’s formation, Sol-diers with the 5th Bn., 20th Inf. Regt. have fought in the Civil War, Indian Wars, War with Spain, Philippine-American War, World War II, Vietnam and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

“This unit has gone to Iraq three times. This will be our first Afghanistan deployment, and it will be a high learning curve for everybody,” said Maj. Joseph Richey, executive of-ficer, 5th Bn., 20th Inf. Regt. “I think we will adapt fine. We have a lot of Soldiers, so I think we be able to both provide se-curity, like (the 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt.) and partner a little bit more extensively.”

“I want to publicly thank our brothers of (the 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt.) for paving the way to success with unrelenting pressure on enemy forces, the forces that desire the contin-ued subjugation of the Afghan populace,” Soika said.

For the next year, Soldiers with the 5th Bn., 20th Inf. Regt. will work to continue to improve the Zharay District and defeat the insurgents.

The 2nd Bn., 34th Armor Regt. has a lengthy history and can trace its origins to October 1941 at Fort Knox, Ky. The unit was initially assigned to the 5th Armored Division, and in succeeding years, has been activated and deactivated to fit the needs of the nation. The “Dreadnaughts” fought on the battlefields of Europe, in the jungles of Vietnam, the desert sands of Iraq, and most recent-ly, on the fields of Maiwand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

“The Dreadnaughts mark on history was achieved over nine months in Maiwand. The battalion immediately estab-lished security,” said Col. Pat-rick D. Frank, commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Spartan.

From May 15 to Dec. 23, the unit has worked closely with TF Spartan to clear the Maiwand District of insurgents and stabilize the Afghan people.

Over the course of its de-ployment, Dreadnaught Sol-diers have conducted more than 1,800 patrols, 31 air as-saults, built five pieces of tac-tical infrastructure and trans-ferred command of Combat Outpost Ata Mohammed and Strong Point Jawkari to their Afghan national security as-sistance force counterparts. Their operations resulted in the seizure or reduction of more than $600,000 worth of illegal narcotics, weapons and impro-vised explosive device making materials.

“The Dreadnaughts have fought hard over the last nine months, clearing pockets of enemy resistance and building capacity within the Afghan na-tional security assistance forc-es,” said Lt. Col. Mike Kirkpat-rick, commander, 3rd Sqdn., 71st Cav. Regt. “As we assume their duties, we will continue to clear, mold and build.”

The responsibility of Sarkari Karez and its surrounding bat-tle space now belongs to “Ti-tan” Soldiers.

“Titans, once again, you

have assumed your duties pro-fessionally, and I have every confidence that you will im-prove our performance, as well as the performance of our part-ners,” Kirkpatrick said.

The 3rd Sqdn., 71st Cav. Regt. was originally activated in December 1941, as the 701st Tank Destroyer Battalion. The 701st deployed to North Africa in 1942 and fought through-out Word War II. The unit was eventually attached to the 10th Mountain Division in northern Italy, where it served in many crucial operations.

Soldiers with the 3rd Sqdn., 71st Cav. Regt. deployed to Afghanistan for the first time in February of 2006, in sup-port of Operation Enduring Freedom as part of TF Spartan. The Squadron was deployed to northeastern Kunar and Nuristan provinces. TF Spartan deployed in support of OEF again in December 2008 to Logar and Wardak provinces, where the 3rd Sqdn., 71st Cav. Regt. provided the unit with multi-faceted operational sup-port.

Now, for the unit’s third deployment to Afghanistan, Soldiers have been operating in Kandahar Province for the past eight months. However, the 3rd Sqdn., 71st Cav. Regt. was detached from TF Spartan and has been operating out of Forward Operating Base Terra Nova in the Arghandab River Valley.

“Titan troopers of 3rd Sqdn., 71st Cav. Regt., who have already been defeating the Taliban in Maiwand, will now officially join this professional team and continue the progress for the Afghan people,” Frank said.

Upon assuming authority of FOB Sarkari Karez, the Ti-tans will be operating with TF Spartan for the remaining three months of their deployment.

“We will finish with honor,” Kirkpatrick said. “Titans, you have proven yourselves in the Arghandab and established yourselves as a force to be reck-oned with in Maiwand.”

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there working with us to give us a better angle, better picture of what is happening,” Witt said. “This makes for a better situation for the warfighters on the ground because we have more information.”

But seeing what the UAV sees is not the extent of this new capability. With a couple taps on their computers, the Apache pilots can take control of the UAV, eliminating the time needed to tell the UAV

operator where the pilots need the UAV to look.

“It’s an extra workload for us, but it is very workable and manageable,” Witt said. “It is a really good system that they have worked out here for us.”

Vedder and Witt were two of the first 10 Apache pilots who went through Boeing’s class on the Block III. Five were from the 1st ARB, 1st Avn. Regt., while the others were from the Fort Rucker, Ala.

The “Gunfighters” have 70 Apache pilot slots, and there are an additional 15 Apache pilot slots in the CAB. They all need the training before they can start flying the new aircraft.

Seventy-five of the pilots will get their training at the Mesa facility, while the rest will be trained at Fort Riley by a mobile training team in late 2012. This training schedule will ensure all Apache pilots in the brigade are trained on the

Block III before their next de-ployment.

“The Block III gives us the ability to get where we are needed very fast, much faster than we ever have be-fore. And, with the integration of the UAV sensor, we can be more informed when we show up to provide lethal effects in support of the ground forces,” Vedder said.” It is really going to change the game for attack aviation.”

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Stay in the know and out of the snow with Unified School District 475 Geary County Schools – With winter weather here, it’s important to remain in-formed on any school closing and late start due to inclement winter weather. USD 475 offers text alerts about emergency school announcements by enrolling in its free text messaging service. To enroll, visit http://my.textcaster.com/ServePopup.aspx?id=1290.

Sessions of the Resilient Spouse Academy, a weeklong training for military spouses that teaches suicide intervention, responding to reports of abuse or neglect, Master Resilience Train-ing and financial resilience, in 2012 will take place:

• Jan. 30 to Feb. 3• March 5 to 9• June 4 to 8• Sept. 10 to 14For more information or to

register, call 785-239-9435.

MANning the Homefront, a group of male Fort Riley spouses, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 9 at Kite’s in Junction City for its monthly dinner. The group will meet in one of the private dining rooms at the back of the building.

MANning the Homefront regularly meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Monday night of each month, but it changed the Janu-ary meeting due to the holidays.

For more information, contact Wayne Perry at MANningth-eHomefront@hotmail.com or Matt_MANningtheHomefront@hotmail.com.

A library movie night will be at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Fort Riley Post Library. The feature film will be “Up.”

A dinner and a movie night will be at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at Riley’s Conference Center. Adults are $7.95, children ages 4 to 10 at $3.95 and children under 4 are free. A buffet meal will be provided along with the children’s movie. For more information, call 785-784-1000.

Flick-N-Float, a movie view-ing at Eyster Pool, will be at 7 p.m. Jan. 28. Cost of attendance is $10 per Family or $5 per person. Hot dogs, chips, juice and cookies will be served during the movie. Families are welcome to bring their own food. For more information, call 785-239-9441.

AIB International School of Baking, Manhattan, has a full tuition scholarship for a person to attend AIB’s 16-week baking science and technology course Feb. 2 to May 24.

The scholarship is for a military veteran, active-duty service member or spouse of an active-duty service member and is offered by representatives of the commercial baking industry to educate and encourage persons for positions of responsibility in the baking industry. For more information, contact Ken Embers at 785-539-2819.

Web-Trac is available at www.rileymwr.com. Users can make payments for child care, SKIES programs and enroll and pay for youth sports programs.

Information on recreation pro-grams, classes and select ticketed events also are available. Custom-ers currently in the database will receive their WebTrac user ID and password via the e-mail address on file. New customers may sign up by going to the WebTrac link at www.rileymwr.com.

American Legion Post 207 in Ogden is open seven days a week. It is open from 4 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. nightly.

The Legion hosts bingo from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Friday nights, with weekly cash jackpots. All service members and their Families are invited to come find out about the Legion’s programs and ser-vices to help meet the needs of all veterans.

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By Parker Rome1ST INF. DIV. POST

Warren Road Child Develop-ment Center and the Middle School Teen Center recently reopened after renovations.

Both Child, Youth and School Services facilities reopened their doors Jan. 3

“CYSS and the Fort Riley Fami-lies are very fortunate to have both of those projects within the same year,” said Sonya Douglas, CYSS coordinator. “Our two oldest facili-ties were in dire need of some up-grading.”

The Warren Road CDC received a new roof, flooring, paint job and a front reception area. Children from the six classrooms at the Normandy CDC will be making the move to 11 classrooms in the recently reno-vated facility just south of the Mini Mall on Custer Hill.

“It’s going to be a change, but I like it – I really do,” said Melissa

Mueller, lead care giver, Warren Road CDC. “It’s organized very well, and I think the kids are going to enjoy the area more than Nor-mandy.”

Capt. Ryan Hester, operations specialist, 5th Squadron, 4th Cav-alry Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade

CDC, teen center receive renovations

Parker Rome | POSTMelissa Mueller, lead care giver, Warren Road CDC, right, gives Capt. Ryan Hester, operations specialist, 5th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt., left, and his 7-month-old daughter, Riley Grace, center, a tour of his daughter’s future classroom during a tour Dec. 27 at Warren Road CDC. CYSS reopened the Warren Road CDC and Middle School Teen Center Jan. 3 after remodeling both facilities.

Opening doors

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Parker Rome | POSTMelissa Mueller, lead care giver, Warren Road CDC, left, gets a reaction from Riley Grace Hester, 7 months, right, during a tour Dec. 27 at the Warren Road CDC. CYSS reopened the Warren Road CDC and Middle School Teen Center Jan. 3 after remodeling both facilities.

By Pamela Redford1ST INF. DIV. POST

The Historical and Archaeologi-cal Society of Fort Riley is accept-ing grant applications for its 2012 Spring disbursement.

Last year, HASFR disbursed $13,000 in grant money, accord-ing to Julie Snodderly, HASFR vice president. The funds for the pro-gram are primarily raised through the sale of apple pies at the Fall Ap-ple Day Festival and HASFR’s Tour of Homes.

As part of its intent to preserve, protect and maintain Fort Riley’s heritage, HASFR has historic-fo-cused events to increase the public’s awareness of the installation’s place in history and raise funds to support the local community, Snodderly said.

In years past, there has only been one disbursement a year, but in 2012, there will be two: the com-munity disbursement in the spring and a new educational disbursement this fall, she said. Educational pro-grams will benefit from the second disbursement. All grant applications must be postmarked by Feb. 29, 2012.

Once all applications have been received, a committee will review the materials and consider the number of military-connected personnel in-volved, whether it benefits the whole group and if it will be of lasting ben-efit to the future of the organization, Snodderly said. Consideration also is given to the ability of the group to raise funds and whether they have made an effort to do so before apply-ing for the HASFR grant.

Salaries, operating costs and Family readiness groups cannot be funded.

USO Fort Riley, American Red Cross and Pointman have been awarded grants through HASFR’s community disbursement in years past. HASFR also gives a portion of its funds to the Fort Riley Com-bined Scholarship Fund.

There is not a set amount for each grant, but instead, it depends on the number of applications re-ceived, Snodderly said.

Email hasfrevents@hotmail.com for an application.

HASFR accepting grant aps for 2012

By Sgt. Scott Lamberson4TH IBCT PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Imagine being a child and waking up on Christmas to no presents, then going back to school and being the only one who didn’t receive a gift for the holidays. Now imagine being in the position to prevent such a thing.

Through a partnership between Troop B, 1st Squadron, 4th Cav-alry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, and Garfield Elementary School, Clay Center, 1st Sgt. Jody Bills, se-nior enlisted adviser, Troop B, 1st Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt., and the Sol-diers of the unit were made aware of such a situation, a situation in which they were able to lend support and assistance to not only the school,

but also a Family in need during this holiday season.

“We opened it up to the school, if they had a Family that was in need, we would help. I immediately got a response; they had the perfect Family in mind,” Bills said. “I talked to the Soldiers in the troop, explained the Family’s circumstances and asked if they could donate to help this Fam-ily with their Christmas, then so be it, and if not, don’t worry about it. Almost every Soldier in the troop – about 98 percent – donated.”

Donations ranged from less than $5 to about $20. The troop was able to raise more than $550 for the Fam-ily, ensuring they had a good Christ-mas.

‘Raiders’ donate to Family in need for ChristmasFirst Sgt. Jody Bills, Troop B, 1st Sqdn., 4th

Cav. Regt., wraps gifts Dec.

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By Sgt. Scott Lamberson4TH IBCT PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Senior leaders with the 4th Infan-try Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infan-try Division, attended the Above the Line Symposium Dec. 13 to 15 at various locations at Fort Riley and at Hale Library at the Kansas State Uni-versity campus.

The symposium focused on dif-ferent topics that could be crucial to the brigade’s success during a future deployment to Afghanistan and also encouraged leaders to use critical thinking.

“How do you prepare? How do you do the analysis? How do you set the conditions for success before you

get into the theater of operation?” asked Brig. Gen. Eric Peck, 1-6th Kansas Agribusiness Development Team, and a guest speaker at the sym-posium. “The training here is to help the brigade to get a new perspective on where they’re going and what they have to do to be successful when they get on the ground in Afghanistan.”

The symposium kicked off with opening remarks from Brig. Gen. Paul Funk, 1st Infantry Division deputy commanding general for ma-neuvers, followed by three days of briefings, classes and discussions that focused on the brigade’s success.

Topics included operations and in-formation briefs, unit movement op-

‘Dragon’ leaders partner with K-State for symposiumDaryl Youngman, associate pro-fessor of librar-ies, K-State, receives a cer-tificate of appreciation from Lt. Col. David Wood, deputy com-mander, 4th IBCT, at the Above the Line Symposium Dec. 14 at Hale Library, K-State.

Sgt. Scott Lamberson 4TH IBCTSee SYMPOSIUM, page 13

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By Col. William ClarkGarrison Commander

Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed the holidays, some time

off and some time with Family and friends.

I anticipate 2012 will be busy for many of you – it certainly will be a busy year at Fort Riley.

Some of you may have heard talk about the “2012 Homecoming.” If you haven’t heard about it, the bottom line is that this year, Fort Riley will see the largest number of troops with boots on the ground in Kansas since the mid-1990s. While we’ve always had a large number of troops assigned to Fort Riley, many of them have been deployed over the past decade.

With operations winding down in the Middle East and Fort Riley welcoming home several Soldiers just prior to the holidays, more of our troops are coming home for longer periods of time. And while troop deployments are always fluid, we’re preparing to have five brigades – around

18,000 Sol-diers – home in 2012.

Fort Riley has been doing everything it can to prepare for this influx because it will affect us. Whether in terms of traffic congestion, in-creased use of garrison services or health care accessibility, I as-sure you our garrison employ-ees have been working on how we can continue to provide the best possible support for our Soldiers and Families so they can accomplish their missions.

Here is what I ask of you – be understanding as we un-dergo these changes, but also let us know how we are doing.

At Fort Riley, there are numerous ways to share your comments and concerns:

• At any time, send us an Interactive Customer Evalu-ation, or ICE, comments by clicking the ICE link on the left-hand column at www.riley.army.mil.

• Post your comments and questions on the Fort Riley

page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FortRiley.

• Call and leave a message on Fort Riley’s 24/7 phone line, 785-240-TOWN (8696).

• Attend events that allow you to voice concerns like our Army Family Action Plan in the fall or your unit’s Family readiness group meetings.

Use the venue that’s most convenient for you. We provide options to receive feedback because we know everyone has different sched-ules, different concerns and different access to various media. And we provide all of these options because we want to hear from you.

Instead of wondering why this or that doesn’t happen, take advantage of all of these options and ask us why. If you think something could be done more efficiently, let us know. Maybe you have just the solu-tion we’ve been looking for.

If you would like to comment on this article or suggest a topic for the Community Corner, email rile.post.newspaper@conus.army.mil.

Col.Clark

COMMUNITY CORNER

Commander encourages feedback

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AAFES PUBLIC AFFAIRS

DALLAS – On any given day, a variety of visitors, con-tractors and Department of Defense civilians visit any one of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service’s more than 3,000 food, entertainment and retail operations around the world. The question most fre-quently posed by these visitors is “Who’s authorized to shop these facilities?”

Exchange service authoriza-tion actually begins with the House Armed Services Com-mittee and ultimately ends with the installation commander. The guidelines, as prescribed by Army Regulation 215-8/Air Force Instruction 34-211 (I) and the Armed Services Exchange Regulations, Depart-ment of Defense Instruction 1330.21, require proper iden-tification of authorized cus-

tomers, including uniformed personnel and members of the Reserve Components and Fam-ily members, applicable DoD civilians, Exchange associates, retirees and their dependents who possess a basic Exchange purchase privilege authoriza-tion card.

While rules governing who can buy merchandise and ser-vices at Exchanges often apply to a chosen few, the doors to the Exchange’s 1,500-plus food facilities and more than 300 Expresses are open to virtu-ally anyone looking for a taste of home. In fact, DoD policy allows all federal government employees and installation visi-tors to dine at Exchange restau-rants, as long as their orders are consumed on the installation. Furthermore, anyone can pur-chase single-serve consumables from an Express, an option that is especially valuable late

at night considering many Ex-change convenience stores offer extended hours.

“Most Expresses have Snack Avenues, which offer a broad selection of snacks and bever-ages,” said Chief Master Sgt. Jeffry Helm, the Exchange’s senior enlisted adviser. “Fruit, candy bars, soft drinks and even chicken pot pies can be picked up by just about anyone with business on the installation.”

Anyone who believes he or she may qualify for Exchange benefits, including access to the Exchange may go to www.shopmyexchange.com, select “Exchange Stores” and then choose “Authorized Patrons” from the menu on the left of the page. Store-level contact information is available online at www.shopmyexchange.com under the “Store Locator” link.

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DALLAS – The Army and Air Force Exchange Service has taken the hassle and expense out of getting new furniture, appliances and mattresses home and installed by partner-ing with Sears home delivery.

Through this service, shop-pers making purchases prior to 3 p.m. often can schedule delivery for the very next day.

A two-hour window is set the evening before the uniformed Sears crews deliver. Services range from $79.95 to $94.95.

“The Exchange’s motto of ‘we go where you go’ now includes going to military shoppers’ homes,” said Chief Master Sgt. Jeffry Helm, the Exchange’s senior enlisted ad-viser. “From sofas to washers and dryers to mattresses, this partnership ensures items ar-

rive safely and are installed properly.”

In addition to delivery and installation, old appliances, mattresses and furniture are hauled away for $10 per de-livery, for example, if a per-son buys a new mattress, the old one can be hauled away. More technical installations or required assemblies can be arranged directly at the Ex-change.

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erations, building Afghan na-tional security forces’ capacity and capability while advising and partnering, agricultural development, tribalism versus nationalism, Afghan culture and history, intelligence briefs and a question-and-answer session about Afghanistan.

The different briefings took place at a number of lo-cations, including the 1st Inf. Div. headquarters, Barlow Theater and a mission train-ing complex, all at Fort Riley, and Hale Library at K-State.

During the event at Hale Library, Qais Tasali, an Af-ghan graduate student who attends K-State, spoke to the group about the importance of customs and courtesies in

the Afghan culture. He in-structed them on proper eti-quette and gave examples of how to interact and react to the Afghan populous.

Following his presentation, Tasali answered questions from the group, and everyone in attendance sat together for a traditional Afghan meal. Seated on the floor, the group used techniques learned in Tasali’s brief. The group ate in a manner in which they would eat as a guest of some-one of the Afghan culture.

“Senior leaders at K-State and Fort Riley have given us clear guidance that these types of partnership activities are encouraged and are beneficial to all parties,” Seminars such

as this serve the direct pur-pose of providing information about culture and agriculture, but they also build working relationships between the bri-gade and the university that become useful in other proj-ects,” said Daryl Youngman, associate professor, K-State Libraries. “Indirectly, military members learn more about how they can participate in university activities, and the university community be-comes better acquainted with our Army neighbors. I feel fortunate to be in this place at this time to help share some of my knowledge for use by our forces.”

Kelsey McAnulty and Am-ber Young, both fourth-grade teachers at Garfield, met with Bills at local shopping estab-lishments in Clay Center, and the trio went Christmas shop-ping for the Family. With the money donated, they bought the children new clothes, winter coats, hygiene prod-ucts and some new toys. They also were able to get other gifts for the Family as well.

“This has made a huge impact. It’s helping a Family that deserves it, our staff is al-ways willing to go out of their way for the students, but see-ing that others are as well is

powerful,” said Garfield El-ementary School principal Jaclyn Pfizenmaier.

Bills, his two shopping partners and the principal all met with the mother of the Family at the school to pres-ent her with the gifts. As the gifts were unveiled, the moth-er expressed her thanks and gratitude. The group then sat together in a side office at the school and wrapped all the gifts.

“I just see Soldiers going above and beyond and out of their way,” Pfizenmaier said. “Our staff knows that what you guys do with Adopt-a-

School is secondary to your true mission, but we never feel that way; we feel like we are your big mission. It’s been awesome to see that someone else cares about the students and the staff.”

In addition to assisting the Family, Soldiers with the Troop B, 1st Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt., also donated about 100 gifts to Operation Santa Claus at Fort Riley.

“I’m very proud of the guys – very proud. For the Soldiers of Troop B to be able to step up and do this, it’s amazing,” Bills said.

Combat Team, 1st Infantry Di-vision, brought his 7-month-old daughter, Riley Grace, to the new facility to get a sneak peak Dec. 27.

“It’s significantly bigger than the other place,” he said. “It looks very nice and well thought out, and it has a good design.”

Justina Kanz, Warred Road CDC director, said it was a big change.

“We’re very excited about moving over from a relocatable facility at Normandy CDC to a permanent one at Warren

Road,” she said.The Middle School Teen

Center received new floor-ing, cabinets, a new paint job, lockers and a scoreboard in the gymnasium, as well as removal of the carpet from the walls.

“I think the teens are go-ing to be impressed with the new look and the change,” said Rosalind Wesley, CYSS admin-istrator.

New furniture also was add-ed to the teen center, including theater-style seating, tall café bar tables and chairs, a Pac-Man arcade console and a new

homework lab.“The teens are going to

love the new furniture,” Wesley said.

The teen center will have a grand opening Jan. 20 in conjunction with a dance with a “Ole’ Skool, New Skool” theme. Teenagers and parents are invited to the dance, which will feature a disc jockey who will play all types of music, Wesley said.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Warren Road CDC has tentatively been set for Jan. 27.

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K-STATE MEDIA RELATIONS

MANHATTAN – A Kan-sas State University senior has earned a fourth-place finish in a national writing contest for her article about accepting her gay father.

Kelsey Castanon, senior in journalism and mass communi-cations, Stilwell, Kan., received the honor in the William Ran-dolph Hearst Journalism Award Program’s feature writing con-test for her article, “Father, daughter relationship tested after his confession: ‘I’m gay.’”

The article follows Cas-tanon in her struggle to accept the new reality for her Family. The award included a $1,000 scholarship and a matching grant to the university’s A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Only schools accredited by the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Com-munication are eligible to have their students apply for the Hearst Award Program’s writing contests.

Castanon originally wrote the article for a personal experi-ence story assignment in a mag-azine and feature writing class offered by the Miller School. She later decided to publish the article in the K-State Collegian, the university’s student news-paper, with approval from her Family.

She said her Family and countless others provided over-whelming support.

“I also got a lot of emails from people I didn’t know in following days saying they were glad I shared my story,” Cas-tanon said. “I’m sure it’s some-thing more people struggle with, so I was glad it touched people.”

Kimetris Baltrip, assistant professor of journalism and mass communications, helped Castanon enter the article in the Hearst contest. Baltrip, who has helped many students enter writing contests, said Cas-tanon’s article was unlike any other.

“Many of them are more traditional types of features,

but this was something very intimate and written in first-person,” Baltrip said. “It took a lot of courage for Kelsey to be willing to include that informa-tion on her Family and her life. I appreciated the courage that it took.”

Angela Powers, director of the A.Q. Miller School, said faculty like Baltrip are encour-aging students to enter national contests, and the results show it is paying off.

“Our students are produc-ing some of the best work in the nation in terms of journalis-tic quality in our classes and for our student media, so it’s im-portant they get recognition,” Powers said.

When Castanon was noti-fied she had been honored, she knew who she had to share the news with first.

“When I got the letter in the mail, the first thing I did was call my dad,” she said. “I was just so excited and am so glad he supported me writing it be-cause I wouldn’t have won it if he didn’t.”

K-State senior receives 4th place in Hearst feature writing contest

K-STATE MEDIA RELATIONS

MANHATTAN – A project by a University of Oxford grad-uate to document the events of World War II in real time using the social networking site Twit-ter is generating new interest about the war among young people, according to a World War II expert at Kansas State University. The project also highlights the pros and cons of using Twitter as a teaching method.

The project at https://twitter.com/RealTimeWWII, which began in August 2011, has led to more than 1,000 tweets and a following of more than 175,000 people world-wide.

Generating new interest in World War II is a positive, said Mark Parillo, associate profes-sor of history at Kansas State University, adding he thinks the use of Twitter in the project is practical for connecting with younger generations, but could use refining.

“I think the concept is very good,” Parillo said. “But I’m not sure it was done in the best pos-sible fashion. I found it to be somewhat confusing as to what I was actually reading, who was supposedly authoring the Tweets and for whom they were intended.”

Because Twitter caps each tweet at 140 characters, it limits the amount of information that can be communicated in each message. The number of tweets in the project varies daily – each tweet represents a daily event during the war – and the num-

ber of tweets will continue to grow when the project is com-pleted in six years, which was the length of the war.

Although there has been lit-tle change recently in the broad-er understanding of World War II, Parillo said he believes two important factors have provided a spark for the project.

“The generation that expe-rienced World War II, whether that be as Soldiers or on the home front, never spoke about it much because it was such a common experience,” Parillo said. “But they reached that point in the 1980s and more so in the 1990s where they began to retire and deal with grand-children and discovered there was not a great deal of aware-ness about it. They began to set out the record themselves for their Families and for oth-ers. The other factor is that we began a series of anniversaries, 50-year commemorations and so on, that brought a lot of at-tention to the war.”

Harnessing the increased interest from the Twitter ac-count is of great importance, Parillo said. Changes in stu-dents’ reading habits from pub-lished works to online content have eliminated the editing and vetting process. Such trends have caused changes in Parillo’s teaching style.

“I have found that I need to devote more time developing my students’ ability to judge the reliability of sources,” he said. “We don’t really have the safety net of the publication process to weed out the most egregious and salacious of purportedly

historical accounts.” The broadened use of In-

ternet content lacking such a safety net suggests a larger issue related to the nature of educa-tion, Parillo said, and is appli-cable far beyond the boundaries of World War II studies.

“Our task as teachers is evolving to where we have to put more and more emphasis on assisting students to develop the criteria and standards for judging what they can and can-not trust among all the stuff that is floating around out there and available to them,” he said.

Parillo, a longtime teacher of World Wide II-related courses, is the author of the book, “The Japanese Merchant Marine in World War II.” Some of his other publications include “Burma and Southeast Asia, 1941-1945” for “World War II in Asia and the Pacific and the War’s Aftermath, with General Themes: A Handbook of Liter-ature and Research,” the three-volume “The Encyclopedia of War and American Society” and “‘We Were the Big One’: The World War II Generation in America.”

His most recent project, “Statesman and Airpower,” is due out from the University Press of Kentucky in 2012.

Parillo has served as chair and newsletter editor of the World War II Studies Associa-tion. He also has been a presi-dential counselor for the Na-tional World War II Museum in New Orleans and a member of the Department of the Army Historical Advisory Commit-tee.

History expert says social media connects younger adults to past

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the Exchange and won’t be charged a fee.”

Authorized shoppers can cash personal checks up to $300 per day, per customer at no charge and as always, checks will be accepted up to the exact amount of any pur-chase. Customers also will be able to use their debit cards to receive up to $50 cash back at the registers.

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January specials at Custer Hill Bowling Center include:

Mondays – Dollar Night, 6 to 10 p.m.

Tuesdays – 2’Fers, 6 to 10 p.m.Wednesdays – Kid’s Night, 6 to

10 p.m.Thursdays – Red Pin Night, 6

to 10 p.m.Fridays – Quarter Mania

Night, 6 p.m. to midnightSaturdays – Saturday Night

Lights, 6 p.m. to midnightSaturdays – Story Time, Fort

Riley Library, 1:30 to 2 p.m.Sundays – Family Fun Sundays,

11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Smart Start Youth Sports registration is open until Jan. 13 for soccer, baseball and basketball. The six-week program teaches the basic skills and fundamentals of each sport. For more information, call 785-239-9885.

Great Escapes vendor registra-tion is now open for the March 31 event. Reserve your spot by downloading the registration form from www.rileymwr.com or call 785-239-8990 for more informa-tion.

A Family fitness challenge will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Jan. 20 at Child, Youth and School Services Parent Central. For more information, call 785-239-9885.

A racquetball tournament will be Jan. 21. Registration ends Jan. 20. The tournament is open to all active-duty Soldiers and civilians. For more information, call 785-239-2148.

Eagle Day at Milford Lake is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 21 and is $5 per person. Multiple programs will be offered to learn about eagles and other Kansas raptors. Buses will be provided to view Bald Eagles on the lake. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. For more information, call 785-239-2363.

Family bingo will be at 2 p.m. Jan. 22 at Rally Point Bingo. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. Play Bingo with the whole Family and win great merchandise during 10 bingo games. Children can win more than $800 in prizes. Adults can win more than $1,000 cash. For more information, call 785-784-5434.

A youth bowling club will begin Jan. 22. Sign up is now open. The league meets at 2 p.m. every Sunday for eight weeks at the Custer Hill Bowling Center. Cost to participate is $5 per week and includes shoe rental, two games and a prize at the end of the session. For more information, call 785-239-4366.

A couple’s fun run will be at 10 a.m. Feb. 11 starting at Sacco Softball Complex, up to Moon Lake and back to Sacco. The run is two miles. Registration is due Feb. 8. For more information, call 785-239-2813.

Fort Riley has a new auto-mated check-in-out system, iSportsman. Staff members will be present to assist with register-ing in the new iSportsman system. Individuals wishing to register prior may do so at the Fort Riley iSportsman webpage: www.fortri-ley.isportsman.net.

All persons recreating in a training area at Fort Riley will use the iSportsman website while accessing Fort Riley. Activities include hunting, fishing, hiking, canoeing and kayaking, mushroom collecting, fuelwood cutting, bik-ing, horseback riding and other ac-tivities. Check-in and Check-out may be done with any personal device with Internet access or visit the iSportsman Kiosk located at 1st Division and Vinton School roads or visit the Environmental Division Office, Building 407, during normal business hours.

Fort Riley iSportsman is the new standard and must be used by all persons recreating in a training area at Fort Riley in accordance with FR 210-15. The hunter card check-in-out procedure phased out in the fall 2011.

For more information, contact the Environmental Division at 785-239-6211.

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By Parker Rome1ST INF. DIV. POST

A smoothie bar recently opened its doors at King Field House.

King’s Korner, just inside the main entrance of King Field House, opened Jan. 3 and serves smoothies, soft drinks and coffee.

Ken Roynon, assistant sports director, Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recre-ation, said the smoothie bar makes King Field House a more complete workout facility.

“It adds to the atmosphere of the gymnasium,” he said. “It gives the customers another place to go during their work out.”

The fruit smoothies come in five flavors: strawberry, strawberry banana, four berry, pineapple para-dise and mango tropics. Additional smoothies include chai vanilla, chocoholic’s choice, mocha java and milk chocolate mocha.

“We’re not just giving out soda pops,” he said. “The drinks also come with blend-ins and ceuticals in it that you can put in additives

for weight loss and high-energy blends and things like that, so after one of our fitness classes, they can come right here in the same build-ing.”

Available blend-ins and ceuti-cals include vanilla cream, yogurt, 100-percent daily vitamin, high-energy blend, weight loss, soy pro-tein and vanilla whey protein.

Roynon said similar set-ups can be found at many civilian fit-ness centers, and the smoothie bar was something that needed to be at

Smoothie bar opens at King Field House

Parker Rome | POSTChelsie McGoogan, food and beverage attendant, King’s Korner, prepares a four berry blend smoothie Jan. 4. The new smoothie bar at the entrance of King Field House offers smoothies, coffee, soft drinks and hot chocolate.

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U.S. ARMY MEDCOM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

WASHINGTON – The Depart-ment of Defense has implemented a temporary moratorium on the sales of products containing dimethyl-amylamine, commonly referred to as DMAA, within military facilities.

The moratorium will remain in effect pending further review of rele-vant scientific evidence and reported events, officials said.

Recent reports show that two Soldier deaths and additional ad-verse health effects in other service members may be related to the use of dietary supplements containing DMAA.

“We support the decision of the Military Exchanges and Commissar-ies to remove products containing DMAA from their shelves until we can make a further determination about the safety of this ingredient,” said Dr. Michael Kilpatrick, deputy director of Force Health Protection and Readiness Programs with the Office of the Deputy Assistant Sec-retary of Defense for Force Health Protection and Readiness.

DMAA is sold as a single supple-ment and in combination with mul-tiple other ingredients. In particular, it is often combined with caffeine, a legal, natural stimulant. Stimulants may accelerate metabolism, heart rate and blood pressure, which may increase the body’s production of heat, especially in hot and humid conditions.

“We are concerned about reports of heat illness, kidney (and) liver damage, and sudden death in ser-vice members who reportedly used products containing DMAA,” Kil-patrick said.

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A two-week break from action during the holidays didn’t throw the 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Com-bat Team, 1st Infantry Division intra-mural basketball team off course.

The “Proud Americans” improved to 4-0 with a 43-29 victory against the 5th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div., Jan. 3 at King Field House.

“We’re coming off a break, and everybody is pretty much tired right now,” said Spc. Romeo Agnew, who plays point guard for the Proud Amer-icans. “We just try to play as a team and make simple plays. When we see somebody open, we trust in our team-mates to make things happen.”

The Proud Americans challenged the 5th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt. team to beat them from outside the 3-point arc.

“We started off in a 2-3 (zone),” Agnew said. “We wanted to make them shoot and see if they had some outside shooters. After we saw they didn’t really have any outside shooters, we took advantage of that.”

A solid defensive effort led to turn-overs and easy buckets on the other end for the Proud Americans.

“We want to make as many easy opportunities as we can,” Agnew said. “Like I said, when we see somebody open, we try to make sure that man gets the ball. That’s how you convert on fast breaks and in transition.”

Agnew said he expects an even higher level of play from his team for the remainder of the season.

“We haven’t even really had a prac-tice yet, but we’ve got some smart ball players on our club right now,” he said. “I’m confident in what we can do. Once we get a little practice, I think we’re going to have a pretty suc-cessful season.”

‘Proud Americans’ stay course for 43-29 win

By Cynthia Rivers-WomackUSAREC

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Allison Scarbrough officially changed jobs Jan. 3, from retail cashier to health care specialist in the U.S. Army. But the change has not been easy.

In May 2010, then 20-year-old Scarbrough walked into the Gaines-ville recruiting station ready to be-come a Soldier. This was a brave move for her because before she could enlist, two things had to happen: weighing 240 pounds, the five-foot, five-inch tall Scarborough had to lose 84 pounds and keep the weight off before she would be eligible to enlist. But for the motivated Scarborough, failure was not an option.

In 2010, Scarbrough belonged to the country’s growing demographic of 18- to 24-year-olds considered overweight and obese. In 1998, the National Institutes of Health an-nounced the release of the first feder-

al guidelines to identify, evaluate and treat overweight and obese adults. When the guidelines were released, 97 million Americans, or 55 percent of the population, were identified by physicians as overweight or obese.

Data supporting the guidelines was released from a Centers for Dis-ease Control and Prevention longitu-dinal study – 1998 to 2008 – show-ing that 40 to 49 percent of the country’s overweight or obese 18- to

24-year-olds increased from one state in 1998 to 39 states by 2008. Accord-ing to the CDC, overweight and obe-sity are determined using height and weight calculations resulting in the “body mass index or BMI.”

Using the CDC formula, a BMI more than 30, or 30 pounds, was de-termined to be obese. According to the guidelines, which apply to both men and women, a BMI of 30 is equivalent to 221 pounds in a 6-foot person and 186 pounds in a person who is 5-feet, 6-inches. The Army also uses BMI measurements to de-termine weight, with different calcu-lations for males and females.

The Army has been keenly aware of weight management issues among its active-duty and Reserve Soldiers, and in 2006, implemented Weigh to Stay online. The initial program was designed for in-person sessions, but the online platform made the pro-

Young woman loses 84 pounds to become Soldier

See WEIGHT LOSS, page 15

See DMAA, page 15

BEFORE – ALLISON SCARBROUGH – AFTER

Parker Rome | POSTSgt. Leon Springer, Co. A, 2nd Bn., 32nd FA Regt., makes a move toward the goal during an intramural basketball game Jan. 3 at King Field House. The “Proud Americans” defeated 5th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt., 43-29 to move to 4-0.

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King Field house.Additionally, it’s the only

place in about a one-mile ra-dius that serves drinks of any type, Roynon said.

“We’ve had people come in here and order up half a dozen drinks so they can take them back to the office for all their friends because there’s really nothing like this that’s close by,” he said.

King’s Korner is designed to support itself. All monies used to pay employees, maintain equipment and buy supplies will come from sales, he said.

“We have a great staff,” Roynon said. “They’re doing

a great job, and they’re happy to be here. They’re looking for-ward to possibly expanding. We started with the basics. We want the customer base to tell us what they think we should have, and we want to be able to expand from there. Hope-fully this is just the beginning of where this could go.”

DFMWR is looking to add a smoothie bar to Craig Fitness Center in the future, possibly next year, Roynon said.

King’s Korner’s winter hours are from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays.

gram more accessible and self-directed, according to a 2006 interview with Lt. Col. Danny Jaghab, site creator and past nutrition staff officer for the Directorate of Health Promo-tion and Wellness, U.S. Cen-ter for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine at Aber-deen Proving Ground, Md.

Nowadays, the U.S. Army’s Hooah4Health.com continues to provide a platform of sup-port to Soldiers in their goals to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The site supplies links to a list of resources that assist with Soldier readiness including a weight management tracker, Army Physical Fitness calcula-tor, information about stress management, aerobic exercise, warrior tasks and battle drills for new Soldiers, as well as links to Family health resourc-es. Overall, the Army wants to ensure all its Soldiers have access to resources and pro-grams that keep them healthy, not only when serving in the military, but when they return to civilian life as well, Jaghab said.

When Scarborough real-ized she could not join the Army until she lost 84 pounds and kept it off, she changed her behavior toward food, she said. Beginning in May 2010, she modified her lifestyle and eating habits. She began eat-

ing more vegetables and do-ing away with “junk foods” like high-caloric drinks, fast foods and unnecessary snacks. In September 2011, encour-aged by her recruiter, Staff Sgt. Terrance Retsch, Scarbor-ough started physical training with the Future Soldiers of the Gainesville recruiting station.

“I knew when Scarbor-ough came into our office, she would take the challenge to lose weight and would be suc-cessful. She’s determined and strong-willed, plus the Army gave her a bigger purpose that had immediate and long-term benefits: improving her health and becoming a Soldier,” Retsch said.

Over the months, Scar-borough began a gradual and steady transformation into the image of a healthy and fit Soldier. According to Scarbor-ough, the transition has been good for her body and her mind.

“Weight shouldn’t be something that stops you from doing what you really want. Losing weight is a lot of work, but even when you hit a pla-teau, you have to keep at it,” she said. “My mother didn’t think I would follow through with losing the weight or join-ing the Army, but I did it, and now I’m ready to go.”

fense for Health Affairs Jona-than Woodson asked the sur-geons general of the military services to conduct a review of available scientific evidence and adverse event reports to better understand any potential relationship between DMAA and these events. Recommen-dations from this review will

guide further decisions, offi-cials said.

“We take the health of our service members and Families very seriously, and believe this action is necessary as a pre-cautionary measure until we can learn more,” said Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho, the Army sur-geon general.

WEIGHT LOSS Continued from page 14

SMOOTHIES Continued from page 14

DMAA Continued from page 14

Parker Rome | POSTA 2nd Bn., 32nd FA Regt. Soldier scores a layup during an intramural basketball game Jan. 3 at King Field House. The “Proud Americans” defeat-ed 5th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt., 43-29 to move to 4-0.

HE SHOOTS, HE SCORES

Parker Rome | POSTSpc. Travis Gilley, right, practices the goalkeeper position as Staff Sgt. Lionell Manlutac, center, tries to score goals while warming up for an intramural indoor soccer game Jan. 4 at Long Fitness Center. Both Soldiers are on the 116th Military Police Company, 97th Military Police Battalion team named Dynasty and will compete in 5-on-5 indoor soccer games on Wednesdays this winter.

SEASON KICKOFF

Parker Rome | POSTCapt. Reece Doty, left, pays for a strawberry banana smoothie Jan. 4 at King’s Korner. The smoothie bar opened Jan. 3 in King Field House.

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SAN ANTONIO – Four U.S. Army World Class Ath-lete Program wrestlers won national championships Dec. 16 to 17 at the U.S. Open in Arlington, Texas.

Sgt. 1st Class Dremiel Byers, Staff Sgt. Iris Smith, Spc. Justin Lester and Sgt. Spenser Mango won their weight classes in the two-day tournament for men’s Greco-Roman and women’s freestyle wrestling.

The U.S. Army also won the Division I men’s Greco-Roman team title.

Lester was named Out-standing Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Tournament after edging WCAP team-mate Sgt. Aaron Sieracki, 1-0, 3-0, in the finals of the 74-kilogram/163-pound divi-sion. It was the fourth U.S. Open title for Lester, who normally competes at 66 kilo-grams/145.5 pounds.

In another all-Soldier fi-nale, 2008 Olympian Sgt. Spenser Mango defeated WCAP teammate Spc. Jer-maine Hodge, 1-0, 0-1, 1-0, for the 55-kilogram/121-pound crown. In a match with no scoring except from the forced par terre, Mango prevailed in the third period by defending from the bottom to win his fourth U.S. Open title.

Byers, a 2002 world cham-pion, won his 10th U.S. Open championship with a 1-0, 1-0 victory over Sunkist Kids’ Brandon Rupp at 120 kilo-grams/264.5 pounds. More importantly, Byers earned a spot in the best-of-three finals at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling in Iowa City, Iowa, April 21-22.

Under the Greco-Roman procedures, an athlete must win the U.S. Open and place in the top five at the World Championships in the last four years in order to move

directly into the finals series. Byers placed fifth at the 2010 World Championships and second in the 2009 World Championships.

“Slow and steady,” Byers said. “It is a steppingstone. I’ve got a lot of work to do to get this weight class qualified. I definitely want to win every-thing along the way, stay fo-cused, train hard and do what we are doing.”

Smith, a 2005 world champion, scored a takedown with less than 10 seconds re-maining to defeat two-time U.S. World Team member Stephany Lee, 0-1, 1-0, 1-0, for her fifth U.S. Open title in the 72-kilogram/158.5-pound women’s freestyle division.

“The match was near the end. I could judge the time was running out,” said Smith, who had last won a U.S. Open championship in 2005. “There is a point in the match where you have to do something to win it. I think I wrestled fairly well. I still have a lot of work to do to make sure I get the medal in 2012.”

In a battle of two-time U.S. World Team members at 60 kilograms/132 pounds, Sunkist Kids’ Joe Betterman defeated WCAP Spc. Jeremiah Davis, 2-2, 1-0, for his third U.S. Open title.

The top seven wrestlers in each weight class earned a spot in the 2012 U.S. Olym-pic Team Trials.

WCAP Spc. Marco Lara finished third at 60 kilos/132 pounds, Staff Sgt. Glenn Gar-rison third at 66 kilos/145.5 pounds, Pfc. Timothy Bleau sixth at 74 kilos/163 pounds, and Sgt. Nathan Engel was fifth at 55 kilos/121 pounds.

WCAP Pfc. Timothy Bleau finished sixth and All-Army Capt. Jon Anderson was sev-enth in the 74-kilogram/163-pound division. All-Army Sgt. Vanessa Oswalt was seventh in the women’s 55-kilogram/121-pound free-style division.

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Event: Living the Dream’s Drumming for the Drum Major Drumline Extravaganza

When: 7 p.m. Jan. 12Where: Topeka Performing

Arts CenterLiving the Dream developed

this event to showcase the talented youth of Shawnee County. In its fifth year, Drumming for the Drum Major will now feature high school drumlines from throughout northeast Kansas. Admission is free to the public with the dona-tion of two canned good items.

Event: Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy Tales

When: Feb. 4 Where: Landon Arena, Kan-

sas ExpocentreMickey, Minnie, Donald and

Goofy will take audiences on a journey and bring to life three timeless fairy tale adventures. Dis-cover Snow White as she searches for her one true love; Cinderella getting ready for her magical night at the ball; and Belle, from Beauty and the Beast, as she finds hap-piness in the most unusual place. Show times are 1 and 4 p.m. Feb. 4. Tickets go on sale Jan. 9.

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MANHATTAN – Animals large and small and critters that fly, slither and crawl call Kansas State University’s Konza Prairie home. An upcoming ex-hibition at K-State’s Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art will show what it’s like to live on the prairie from the vantage point of these mammals, rep-tiles, birds and more.

“Tallgrass TV: Sam Easterson’s Tribute to the Konza Prairie” features video footage of animals native to Konza and other similar prairie envi-ronments. It runs from Jan. 17 to June 10 in the Beach Museum of Art’s Va-nier Gallery.

Created by noted video naturalist Easterson, the exhibition includes a variety of animal-borne imaging vid-eos, from a gray wolf to bison, to show their perspective on the world. Six monitors will have videos running on

a continuous loop, with each monitor featuring a different video. Along with still photos, the exhibition will feature three taxidermy displays of a quail, fungi and Luna moth.

“I came up with the concept of using cameras to give an animal’s per-spective when I was in graduate school at the University of Minnesota,” Eas-terson said. “In my landscape architec-ture studies, I learned how sheep were sometimes used to mow Central Park and wondered what it would be like to see from their pastoral perspective.”

As part of the exhibition, Easter-son will give a gallery presentation, “Tallgrass TV: Tuning into Nature,” at 5:30 p.m. March 29 at the muse-um. He will discuss his new museum, which uses still photos and video foot-age from camera trap surveys, animal borne imaging studies and other wild-life surveillance projects to present in-genious new ways to view the natural

world. Linda Duke, Beach Museum of

Art director, first encountered Eas-terson’s work while visiting Family at Fort Collins, Colo. She couldn’t fig-ure out what she was seeing when she walked into the darkened gallery area with a TV screen and strange footage. Then she noticed the snout and ears of an armadillo.

“I was riveted by the way an ani-mal moves through the world – the sounds, the determined blundering of the animal through the bush – fasci-nating,” Duke said.

Duke invited Easterson to come to the Beach Museum and share his work.

“Sam’s work really connects with natural sciences and environmental studies. When I found out that Konza Prairie is celebrating its 40th anniver-sary and all the local schools are doing prairie-related studies, I called him up

and asked him if he would be inter-ested in doing something focused on animals native to Konza Prairie,” she said. “Beach Museum senior educator Kathrine Schlageck was already laying plans with local schools to connect art and science as part of the celebration. This fit perfectly.”

The exhibition has been designed by Easterson with assistance from the Beach Museum of Art exhibitions de-signer Lindsay Smith.

For more information, contact Martha Scott at the Beach Museum of Art at 785-532-7718 or drop by the museum on the southeast corner of the K-State campus at 14th Street and Anderson Avenue. Free visitor park-ing is available next to the building. Museum admission is free. Its hours of operation are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; and from noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. The museum is closed on Mondays.

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MANHATTAN – The Mel Brooks musical “Young Frankenstein” will scare up some fun at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19 at Kansas State University’s McCain Auditorium.

“Most people would agree that ‘Young Frankenstein’ is Mel Brooks’ funniest and best film,” said Todd Hol-mberg, director, McCain Auditorium. “The live version has even more musi-cal numbers and gags, so it will please

those familiar with the movie and those who are experiencing this classic comedy parody for the first time.”

This re-imagining of the Fran-kenstein legend follows young Dr. Frankenstein as he attempts to create a monster, but not without scary and hilarious complications, according to Holmberg.

The performance features a cast de-livering the classic moments from the original film and new musical num-bers, including “Transylvania Mania,”

“He Vas My Boyfriend” and “Puttin’ on the Ritz.”

A three-time Tony Award winner, Brooks wrote the production’s music and lyrics and he co-wrote the book with his record-breaking team from “The Producers,” which includes Su-san Stroman, a five-time Tony Award-winning director and choreographer, and Thomas Meehan, a three-time Tony Award-winning writer.

“Young Frankenstein” also was the recipient of the 2008 Outer Critics

Circle Award and the Broadway.com Audience Award for Best Musical.

Tickets are on sale now, with prices starting at $24 for K-State students and $48 for the general public. Dis-counts for K-State faculty and staff, military and children also are available. They can be purchased at the McCain Auditorium box office from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays or by calling 785-532-6428. Tickets also can be purchased online at www.k-state.edu/mccain.

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